Palabra Inc. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shoko Yamagami, a subsidiary of Pole To Win Holdings, Inc.(Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President& CEO: Teppei Tachibana; Securities code: 3657), is engaged in the production of Japanese and multilingual subtitles for movies, audio guidance, barrier-free subtitles and audio guidance, and development and operation of the "UDCast" which is an audio guidance app with subtitles. Palbra announces that it has started producing subtitles, voice guidance and offering "UDCast" app for the movie "HAPPYEND," which was released on October 4.

As Director Sora wants anyone to enjoy any movie, a new type of Q&A event with sign language and text interpretation, which is not often done for normal movies, was held on October 9th. Director Sora and Ms. Yamagami, President of Palabra Inc., whose company produced the subtitles and audio guide, took the stage and talked about how Director Sora wanted to convey the sound in the movie and behind-the-scenes story regarding production of the Japanese subtitles. It has been decided that the movie will be screened with Japanese subtitles at theaters in Tokyo, Kansai, Sapporo, Nagoya, and Fukuoka on October 20th and October 21st.

"HAPPYEND" Director Sora and Palabra Inc. representative Ms. Yamagami

Q&A event with sign language and text interpretation

*For details about the event, please see the official "HAPPYEND" event report.
https://happyend.filmtopics.jp/2024/10/10/event2/

■ Overview of "HAPPYEND"

A new milestone in coming-of-age films set in a possible future has been born! Now showing and a huge hit!

© 2024 Music Research Club LLC

【Story】

XX years from now, in a certain city in Japan.
Yuta and Kou are childhood friends and best friends. They spend their days playing music and messing around with their friends. They never thought that this happy life would ever end.
One night, just before graduating from high school, Yuta sneaks into school with his friends as usual. There, he comes up with a ridiculous prank. "That's really dangerous!!" says Kou, confused. "Isn't it funny?" says Yuta, grinning.
The next day, the principal discovered the prank and was furious. The incident escalated to the point where the school decides to install an AI system to monitor students 24/7. This incident prompted Kou to think deeply about his own identity and the discomfort he had felt towards society. Meanwhile, Yuta just wanted to continue having fun with his friends as he had always done.
The relationship between the two gradually becomes strained...

Official URL: https://www.bitters.co.jp/HAPPYEND/

【Cast】

Hayato Kurihara/Yukito Hidaka/Yuta Hayashi/Shina Peng/ARAZI/ Kilala Inori
Ayumu Nakajima/ Masaru Yahagi/PUSHIM/Makiko Watanabe/ Shiro Sano

【Staff】

Director and scriptwriter: Neo Sora
Cinematography: Bill Kirstein
Art: Norifumi Ataka
Music: Lia Ouyang Rusli
Sound Supervisor: Miki Nomura
Producers: Albert Tholen, Aiko Masubuch, Eric Nyari, Alex Lo, Anthony Chen
Produced by: ZAKKUBALAN, Cineric Creative, Cinema Inutile
Distributor: Bitters End
Japan/USA/2024/Color/DCP/113min/5.1ch/1.85:1 [PG12]

【Official SNS Links】
X: https://x.com/HAPPYEND_mv
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitters_end/
Youtube: https://youtu.be/XO6Z7i6ZSK0

Palabra Inc. also publishes works with subtitles and audio guides on "UDCast," so please check that out as well.

■ About "UDCast"　　​ ​https://udcast.net/

UDCast is a service produced and operated by Palabra Inc. that comprehensively supports the realization of "reasonable accommodation" in the arts and culture. One of the tools, UDCastMOVIE, is a free application that can automatically display subtitles and sign language images and play audio guides in line with movies and video works. You can install the app on your compatible device and bring it to the movie theater.

[Overview of Palabra Inc.]

Representative: Shoko Yamagami, Representative Director and President
Established: March 4, 1960
Head office location: Shinjuku NS Building 14F, 2-4-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Capital: 30 million yen (as of January 31, 2024)
Business details: Japanese subtitles, multilingual subtitles, audio guides, sign language video production
Development and operation of the app "UDCast"
Video production and editing, training business
Barrier-free video and screening consulting services
URL: https://palabra-i.co.jp/

[Palabra Announcement]
"HAPPY END" released on October 4th Subtitles and audio guide produced by UDCast