Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

Directed by Satoshi Dezaki
July 27, 1999    79mAnimation, Drama
7.88.0
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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  • Nobuko SakumaAsuka Fujiwara
  • Reiko TajimaShizuyo Fujiwara
  • Kousuke OkanoNaoto Fujiwara
  • Toshihiko Kojima
  • Yuki Masuda
  • Yukari HishizuHiroshi
  • Satoshi DezakiDirector
  • Setsuko ShibuichiScreenplay
  • Yuuki NakajimaOriginal Music Composer
  • Atsuko TakahashiAnimation
  • Masaki NakamuraCompositing Artist
  • Naoyuki TaniguchiCompositing Artist
  • Seiichi NodateAnimation
  • Akihiro FukuiKey Animation
  • Ippei MasuiKey Animation
  • Kumiko KakoiKey Animation
  • Shinichi SuzukiKey Animation
  • Nobuyasu MurakamiKey Animation
  • Michiko NodaKey Animation
  • Fusae SatoKey Animation

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