When Otomo Katsuhiro saw his manga Good Weather credited as the “original novel” he burst out laughing. There’s not an iota of his book anywhere in the film. Made in the same year as Sono Sion’s A Man’s Flower Road, Hirano Katsuyuki’s Happiness Avenue (where Sono plays a role) is madder and more abandoned, in both filmmaking and content. Lovelorn Masahiro goes on an odyssey to find fulfilment of his heart’s desire, and the sea he traverses are Tokyo’s open sewages.
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Katsuyuki Hirano Director
United States release May 19, 2017 · Produced in Japan · Original title 愛の街角2丁目3番地
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Japan
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Original title
愛の街角2丁目3番地
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 1, 1986
Theatrical
United States · May 19, 2017
Harvard Film Archive
Switzerland
October 18, 2020 · French speaking region Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
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