Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI 谷口慈彦
Happy Life
嬉々な生活
Nippon Visions ½
Kiki has to take care of her younger siblings and earn a living after her mother dies and her father loses his job. She earns barely enough to survive, so she tries to take her life in a new direction with the help of her teacher. With a captivating cast, Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI’s indie drama won two awards at the 2024 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL.
Fri., May 30, 2025, 17:00
NAXOS Cinema
International premiere
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)
Coming of age Drama Social issues
嬉々な生活
Kikina seikatsu
Japan 2024
91 minutes
World sales
Geta Films
Cast
Chiyuri NISHIGUCHI, Sankichi KAWAMOTO, Ayako WATANABE, Mio MORI, Yuwa ISHIBASHI
About Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI
谷口慈彦
Yoshihiko TANIGUCHI, born in Osaka in 1979, studied at the Visual Arts College of Osaka and went on to work as an acting teacher, lecturer for film workshops, and director for commercials. In 2019, he founded his own production company belly roll, which produced Teppei ISOBE’s F IS FOR FUTURE (2019 / NC ‘20) and other films. Also in 2019, he made his feature-length debut as a director with CICADA GROWING CHRISTMAS. His second directorial work HAPPY LIFE had its world premiere at the 2024 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL, where it received two awards.