Happy Hour
“An unique experience”
Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startling revelation concerning one's marriage forces each of them to ask one of life's biggest questions: "Am I who I want to be?"
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Cast
28 people
Sachie Tanaka
Akari
No other roles listed
Hazuki Kikuchi
Sakurako
Known for
Evil Does Not Exist
Maiko Mihara
Fumi
Rira Kawamura
Jun
Also in
Third Time Lucky
Beyond Happy Hour
Yoshio Shin
Yoshihiko
Also in
Visualized Hearts
Beyond Happy Hour
Hiroyuki Miura
Takuya
Known for
Evil Does Not Exist
Yoshitaka Zahana
Kohei
Also in
Third Time Lucky
Shuhei Shibata
Ukai
Also in
Beyond Happy Hour
Hiromi Demura
Hinako
Also in
Third Time Lucky
Beyond Happy Hour
Hajime Sakasho
Kazama
Also in
Beyond Happy Hour
Tsugumi Kugai
Yoshie
No other roles listed
Yasunobu Tanabe
Kurita
Also in
Third Time Lucky
Beyond Happy Hour
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Director · Tomoyuki Takahashi Writer Tadashi Nohara Writer
United States release November 10, 2015 · Produced in Japan · Production Fictive, Neopa
Production
Kobe Workshop Cinema Project LLP
Production
Fictive
Production
Neopa
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ハッピーアワー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Switzerland · August 14, 2015
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
United States · November 10, 2015
Premiere · San Diego Asian Film Festival
Japan · December 12, 2015
Theatrical
United States
April 22, 2016 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
August 24, 2016 · Premiere · Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Australia
July 30, 2016 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
France
May 2, 2018 · Theatrical · parts 1 & 2
May 9, 2018 · Theatrical · parts 3 & 4
May 16, 2018 · Theatrical · part 5
Germany
June 24, 2016 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
January 24, 2016 · Premiere · Hong Kong Independent Film Festival
Indonesia
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Italy
December 1, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Japan
December 5, 2015 · Premiere · Kobe
April 1, 2016 · Premiere · Takasaki Film Festival
New Zealand
July 18, 2016 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
South Korea
April 29, 2016 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
December 8, 2021 · Premiere
December 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 30, 2016 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
Thailand
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 9, 2015 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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