Happy!
Namida no Sumasshu
Synopsis
After her parents' death, Umino Miyuki was forced to give up a promising future in tennis to take care of her three younger siblings. Her elder brother, in a plan to become rich, disappears, leaving a 250 million debt on his sister's shoulders. Two debt collectors seek her out for payment and inform her that she will be forced to work as a bath hostess at a bath house if she cannot come up with the money. Miyuki makes up her mind to become a professional tennis player in order to win the prize money. She seeks for help from the son of a famous tennis family, Ootori Keiichiro, who was also her senior in middle school and fellow tennis player. Will Miyuki be able to become a pro and pay off the debt?
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Osamu Katayama
- Screenplay & Story
- Naoki Urasawa, Hideo Tsuchida
- Original Title
- Namida no Sumasshu
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- TBS
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Osamu Katayama
Naoki Urasawa, Hideo Tsuchida
Department Leadership Roster
Osamu Katayama
Director
Hideo Tsuchida
Writer
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What is Happy! about?
After her parents' death, Umino Miyuki was forced to give up a promising future in tennis to take care of her three younger siblings. Her elder brother, in a plan to become rich, disappears, leaving a 250 million debt on his sister's shoulders. Two debt collectors seek her out for payment and inform her that she will be forced to work as a bath hostess at a bath house if she cannot come up with the money. Miyuki makes up her mind to become a professional tennis player in order to win the prize money. She seeks for help from the son of a famous tennis family, Ootori Keiichiro, who was also her senior in middle school and fellow tennis player. Will Miyuki be able to become a pro and pay off the debt?
Who directed Happy!?
Happy! was directed by Osamu Katayama.
Who stars in Happy!?
The principal cast of Happy! includes Saki Aibu, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Junnosuke Taguchi, Mao Kobayashi.
When was Happy! released and how long is it?
Happy! was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.
Is Happy! based on a book or true story?
Happy! is adapted from the following source material: Comic Book: "Naoki Urasawa".