Happiness in August

Teru, a 17-year-old high school student, goes to live at a relative's house in Okinawa after the death of his mother. He becomes aware of a mysterious and powerful force within their family. Then, one day, he encounters a mysterious man with the soul of a tree?! The story of a mystical journey, against the backdrop of spirit-filled Okinawa Island.

Ryuhei Matsuda

Haruka Suenaga

Kyusaku Shimada

Kazuyoshi Saito

• Iwao TakahashiDirector
• Yume TakagiScreenplay
• Shigeo MinakamiProducer
• Tsutomu KunoProducer
• Haruo OkamotoProducer
• Masakazu OkaDirector of Photography
• Toshie TabataCasting

Release date

August 2, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Music

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