A Tale of Happiness
1988, Japanese. Directed by Yōichi Higashi.
A department manager at his company, buys a one-room apartment to have some space to himself. He signs an agreement with a young woman and has an affair with her once a week at the apartment.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 19 March 1988
- Original title
- うれしはずかし物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yo Takeyama
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A Tale of Happiness runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Which OTT platform is A Tale of Happiness on?
A Tale of Happiness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 1988. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Tale of Happiness?
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Who directed A Tale of Happiness?
A Tale of Happiness (1988) was directed by Yōichi Higashi and stars Maiko Kawakami, Minori Terada, Shuko Honami.