Super Happy Forever
Synopsis
Accompanied by his friend Miyata, a heartbroken Sano returns to Izu, the Japanese coastal resort where Sano fell in love with his wife, Nagi, five years prior. With the hotel set to shutter in the coming days, Sano checks in one last time and ponders the exhilarating pangs of his lost love. Adrift, he wanders the grounds, and his memories of Nagi begin to take hold.
Narratively playful and profoundly affecting, Super Happy Forever is an unconventional seaside romance. Extended flashback sequences blend memory with reality to create a moving portrait of a relationship’s beginnings while reflecting on its untimely end. A crackling chemistry between leads Hiroki Sano and Nairu Yamamoto combines with director Igarashi Kohei’s elegant visual style to create a beautiful ode to a love gained and lost.
Screenings & Events
Screening
Thu, Oct 24 @ 5:15pm CDT
at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 04
Screening
Fri, Oct 25 @ 5:00pm CDT
at Gene Siskel Film Center, screen 1
- Assistive Listening Devices available
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Media
Film Credits
- Makoto Oki, Yusaku Emoto, Martin Bertier, Damien Manivel
- Kohei Igarashi, Koichi Kubodera
- Keiko Okawa, Kohei Igarashi, Damien Manivel
- Wataru Takahashi
- Hiroki Sano, Yoshinori Miyata, Nairu Yamamoto, Hoang Nh Quynh
- Daigo Sakuragi
- Kohei Igarashi, Kenshi Otaka, Misaki Kawamura, Satoshi Takat, Go Kitahara, Takashi Omatsu
- MLD Films, NOBO LLC
- http://www.bacfilms.com/international/movies/super-happy-forever
Sponsors
International Competition Program Patron
Jacolyn and John Bucksbaum Family Foundation