IndieWireJul 30, 2025

‘Happyend’ Trailer: The Must-See Japanese Dystopian Drama from Last Year’s Festivals Finds a Home This Year
#IndieWire #News #Trailers #Film #Happyend #NeoSora

https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/happyend-trailer-neo-sora-1235141728/

'Happyend' Trailer: Neo Sora's Japanese Film Finds a U.S. Home

Watch the trailer for Neo Sora's 'Happyend,' which Film Movement picked up from Metrograph Pictures after the latter company paused operations.

IndieWire
VarietyMar 15, 2025

Neo Sora Talks Political Divide in ‘Happyend’: ‘Japan Hasn’t Really Reflected on its Colonial Past’
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #AsianFilmAwards #Happyend #NeoSora

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/neo-sora-happyend-interview-1236338227/

Neo Sora Talks Political Divide in 'Happyend'

Neo Sora discusses how his Asian Film Awards nominated film 'Happyend' portrays friendship fracturing along political lines in a near-future Japan.

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VarietyJan 14, 2025

Neo Sora, Artist and ‘Happyend’ Filmmaker, Signs With Cinetic Management (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #Cinetic #NeoSora

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/neo-sora-artist-happyend-filmmaker-cinetic-management-1236273893/

Neo Sora, 'Happyend' Filmmaker, Signs With Cinetic Management

Neo Sora, an artist and the director of 'Happyend,' has signed with Cinetic Management.

Variety
The Japan TimesOct 9, 2024
Neo Sora’s ambitious coming-of-age film follows a group of friends attempting to disrupt a surveillance society with something less than life-or-death urgency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/10/10/film/happyend/ #culture #film #neosora #hayatokurihara #yukitohidaka
‘Happyend’ tests teen friendship with authoritarian dystopia

Neo Sora’s ambitious coming-of-age film follows a group of friends attempting to disrupt a surveillance society with something less than life-or-death urgency.

The Japan Times
DeadlineSep 27, 2024

New York Film Festival, Thriving At 62 Thanks To Young Moviegoers, Offers Hope To Unsettled Industry
#Festivals #News #BradyCorbet #DennisLim #Happyend #Jimmy #MattBolish #NeoSora #NewYorkFilmFestival #NickelBoys #PedroAlmodovar #RaMellRoss #SteveMcQueen #TheBrutalist

https://deadline.com/2024/09/new-york-film-festival-opening-day-young-audiences-filmmakers-cinema-nonprofit-1236100275/

New York Film Festival, Thriving At 62 Thanks To Young Moviegoers, Offers Hope To Unsettled Industry

NYFF Artistic Director Denis Lim and Film At Lincoln Center's deputy director Matt Bolish on the festival's success at a complex time for the entertainment industry.

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VarietySep 22, 2024

‘Happyend’ Review: Friendship Isn’t Future-Proof in a Poignant Surveillance-State Allegory
#Variety #Asia #Reviews #Happyend #NeoSora #VeniceFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/happyend-review-1236121992/

'Happyend' Review: A Coolly Poignant Surveillance-Era Allegory

A teenage friendship begins to crack under the strain of high-school authoritarianism in Neo Sora's impressive, restrained, moving debut "Happyend." 

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Japanese director #NeoSora, son of world-renowned composer #RyuichiSakamato, showed up to the Venice International Film Festival with a #kuffiyeh and the Palestinian flag stitched into his jacket. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸🇯🇵https://www.arabnews.jp/en/arts-culture/article_129675/
American-Japanese film director attends festival wearing Palestinian ‘keffiyeh’

DUBAI: American-Japanese film director Neo Sora attended the 81st International Venice Film Festival on Monday・・・

Arab News Japan
DeadlineAug 28, 2024

‘Happyend’ Trailer: Surveillance And Disaster Tests High School Friendships In Neo Sora’s Film — Venice
#News #Trailers #BreakingNews #Happyend #Japan #NeoSora #Venice #VeniceFilmFestival

https://deadline.com/2024/08/happyend-trailer-neo-sora-film-venice-1236071165/

‘Happyend’ Trailer: Surveillance And Disaster Tests High School Friendships In Neo Sora’s Film — Venice

The trailer for 'Happyend,', Neo Sora's debut fiction feature, has been unveiled, ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

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VarietyJul 23, 2024

Magnify Boards Neo Sora’s Venice-Bound Japanese Dystopian Film ‘Happyend’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #NeoSora #VeniceFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/magnify-venice-happyend-neo-soras-1236081423/

Magnify Boards Neo Sora’s Venice-Bound Japanese Film 'Happyend'

Magnify has acquired global and U.S. sales rights to Neo Sora’s near-futuristic film 'Happyend' ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Festival.

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VarietyMar 15, 2024

‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus’ Director Neo Sora on Filming His Father’s Final Performance
#Variety #Features #NeoSora #RyuichiSakamoto #RyuichiSakamotoOpus

https://variety.com/2024/film/features/ryuichi-sakamoto-opus-director-neo-sora-1235940038/

'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus' Director on Filming His Father's Final Performance

'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus' director Neo Sora discusses the challenges of filming his father's final performance.

Variety