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Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

19998.01h 19m

Overview

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.

Directed by Satoshi Dezaki
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Top Cast

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Nobuko Sakuma

Asuka Fujiwara

Reiko Tajima

Reiko Tajima

Shizuyo Fujiwara

Kousuke Okano

Kousuke Okano

Naoto Fujiwara

Toshihiko Kojima

Toshihiko Kojima

Yuki Masuda

Yuki Masuda

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Yukari Hishizu

Hiroshi

Themes & Keywords

anime

About Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines is a animation, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of anime. Directed by Satoshi Dezaki, it stars Nobuko Sakuma, Reiko Tajima, Kousuke Okano. 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.

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