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Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

19991h 19mSatoshi Dezaki

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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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What is Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines (1999) about?

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.

Who stars in Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines?

Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines stars Nobuko Sakuma (Asuka Fujiwara), Reiko Tajima (Shizuyo Fujiwara), Kousuke Okano (Naoto Fujiwara), Toshihiko Kojima, Yuki Masuda. The film was directed by Satoshi Dezaki.

How long is Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines?

Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1999.

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