Animation ·Drama · Japan · 1999 · 1h 19m

Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

ハッピーバースデー命かがやく瞬間

Director

Cast

Nobuko Sakuma as Asuka Fujiwara Reiko Tajima as Shizuyo Fujiwara Kousuke Okano as Naoto Fujiwara Toshihiko Kojima as Yuki Masuda as Yukari Hishizu as Hiroshi

Crew

Yuuki Nakajima — Original Music Composer Setsuko Shibuichi — Screenplay

Synopsis

After being abused by her mother physically and mentally Asuka gets taken in by her grandparents. Slowly she learns her own worth as a human being and overcomes many obstacles.

Mood & Themes

anime

Key Collaborators

Satoshi Dezaki Director Yuuki Nakajima Original Music Composer Setsuko Shibuichi Screenplay

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