Happiness AvenueMovie
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.
About Happiness Avenue
Happiness Avenue is a 1986 movie directed by Katsuyuki Hirano.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 52m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Masahiro Sugiyama, Sion Sono, Yoko Harada, Yutaka Suzuki. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
