Happily Ever After (2007)
Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic -- domestic violence -- in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the fiery temper, gambling and cruelty of her shiftless, ex-gangster boyfriend (Hiroshi Abe). But as flashbacks reveal, there's a reason behind Yukie's unconditional love for her man. Yûko Natori and Mayumi Sada also star.
Director:
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writer:
Erika Seki
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Miki Nakatani as Sachie Morita |
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Hiroshi Abe as Isao Hayama |
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Yūko Natori as Miwako |
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Mayumi Sada as Akiko Morita |
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Toshiyuki Nishida as Ieyasu Morita |
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Kenichi Endo as |
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Maki Carrousel as Koharu Fukumoto |
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Erika Shishido as Kumamoto (adult) |
| Writing | Yoshiie Goda | Writer |
| Writing | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Writer |
| Directing | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Director |
| Production | Junichi Kitagawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Junichi Sakomoto | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Satoru Karasawa | Cinematography |
| Sound | Hiroyuki Sawano | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Naoki Soma | Production Design |
| Editing | Nobuyuki Ito | Editor |
| Lighting | Masahiro Kimura | Gaffer |
| Art | Hiroshi Tanaka | Decorator |
| Sound | Hiromi Ogawa | Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kôji Nozaki | VFX Supervisor |
| Directing | Tatsuya Shirashi | Assistant Director |
| Production | Hiroki Ueda | Producer |
| Production | Yûji Ishida | Producer |
| Sound | Hirohide Shida | Music Producer |
| Sound | Yuko Ando | Theme Song Performance |
| Crew | Yuta Morokaji | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Ayako Okuhira | Script |
| Writing | Erika Seki | Screenplay |