Asako I & II (2018)

With the media having the coverage of domestic and global news in a swipe of our fingers, we see everything everywhere all at once. The endless catastrophic events and discourses push an atmosphere of anger, depression, escapism, cynicism, and nihilism. Happyend presents a solid gravity pulling the audience back to the ground of daily life. Rather than an explicit answer, it encourages us to cherish the intimate connections with others and go through this together. 

The stories happened in a Japanese city in the near future. The protagonists are a friend group of rebellious teenagers who love music, played by non-actors. The students in the school are of various ethnicities. Meanwhile, the xenophobia and the right-wing nationalism have been on the rise.