Happyend

A heartfelt coming-of-age anthem and a mesmerizing vision of resistance, rebellion, and the irrepressible spirit of youth, the at once humorous and incisive feature debut from director Neo Sora imagines the high school experience in a dystopian near-future Tokyo. There, after best friends Yuta (Hayato Kurihara) and Kou (Yukito Hidaka) pull an audacious prank on their principal, the school responds by installing an elaborate surveillance system. Between the oppressive new security measures, a darkening national political climate, and the omnipresent threat of catastrophic earthquakes, the increasingly disillusioned Kou finds himself inspired to take a stand as an activist, while the passive Yuta remains seemingly unaware of what is going on around him. For the first time in their lifelong friendship, the two are forced to reckon with differences they had never confronted before.