Happy Flight (2008): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Happy Flight is a 2008 comedy drama directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, starring Seiichi Tanabe as Kazuhiro Suzuki, Haruka Ayase and Fumiyo Kohinata. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes and earned $14.2 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Director
- Shinobu Yaguchi
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Fuji Television Network
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Happy Flight About?
The premise of Happy Flight without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Join the crew as they work together to ensure a single flight reaches its destination safely. Pilots, flight attendants, ground staff, mechanics, dispatchers, air traffic controllers and even the bird‑patrol team each play a vital role, all united by one goal: protecting the passengers.
Happy Flight Cast & Characters
Seiichi Tanabe leads the cast as Kazuhiro Suzuki, with Haruka Ayase as Etsuko Saito and Fumiyo Kohinata as Captain. Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi; 34 actors are credited in all.
- Director Shinobu Yaguchi
- Seiichi Tanabe as Kazuhiro Suzuki
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Haruka Ayase as Etsuko Saito -
Fumiyo Kohinata as Captain - Saburo Tokito as Noriyoshi Harada
Also Starring in Happy Flight
· 30 more- Shinobu Terajima Reiko Yamazaki
- Takashi Sasano Ground Manager
- Naoto Takenaka Passenger
- Akira Emoto Saito
- Tetsushi Tanaka Kengo Koizumi
- Yoshiyuki Morishita Magazine Reporter
- Ittoku Kishibe Shoji Takahashi
- Noriko Eguchi Yuriko Mizuno
- Bengal Bird Patrol
- Daikichi Sugawara Toshiro Shimizu
- Hana Kino Toshie Saito
- Ryosei Tayama Ryuji Morita
- Tomoko Tabata Natsumi Kimura
- Kami Hiraiwa Miki Yoshida
- Eriko Nakamura Passenger
- Kazue Fukiishi Mari Tanaka
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- Ryu Morioka Hiroki Nakamura
- Yasuhi Nakamura Masashi Yoshikawa
- Bokuzo Masana Fukuo Okamoto
- Megumi Sato Kaho Obata
- Aiko Ito Rie Miyamoto
- Sanae Miyata Kazuyo Takeuchi
- Mika Hijii Shiori Nakajima
- Tomoharu Hasegawa Tadayoshi Watanabe
- Noriko Iriyama Ikumi Takada
- Shizuka Fujimoto Sachiko Okamoto
- Kumiko Ito Kaori Matsumoto
- Jiro Takasaki
- Iku Takamatsu Nana Hayashibara
- Yoshiko Tatsumi Akemi Yasuda
More from Shinobu Yaguchi
More films directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, best-rated first: Adorenarin doraibu, Dance with Me, Survival Family and Wood Job!.
Happy Flight Plot Summary
What happens in Happy Flight from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On All Nippon Airways Flight 1980, a Boeing 747-400 bound for Honolulu, the crew features Kazuhiro Suzuki, [Seiichi Tanabe], a copilot who is hoping to qualify as captain, paired with Etsuko Saitō, [Haruka Ayase], a young flight attendant about to embark on her first international journey. They pilot the long-haul service from Haneda, navigating a tense start that foreshadows the challenges ahead. The atmosphere in the cockpit shifts when Captain Noriyoshi Harada, [Saburo Tokito], arrives as the evaluator, adding a layer of scrutiny to Suzuki’s every move while the seasoned chief purser, Reiko Yamazaki, [Shinobu Terajima], oversees the cabin operations and the flight’s overall service quality.
Full summary
The whole story of Happy Flight, scene by scene
Happy Flight Box Office
Happy Flight grossed $14.2 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$14.2M
- International
- $14.2M
Happy Flight Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Happy Flight.
How Well Do You Know Happy Flight?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who is the copilot striving to qualify as a captain?
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Happy Flight FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Happy Flight, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Happy Flight?
Happy Flight runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was Happy Flight released?
Happy Flight was released on November 15, 2008.
Who directed Happy Flight?
Happy Flight was directed by Shinobu Yaguchi.
More films by Shinobu Yaguchi Who is in the cast of Happy Flight?
Happy Flight stars Seiichi Tanabe as Kazuhiro Suzuki, Haruka Ayase as Etsuko Saito and Fumiyo Kohinata as Captain, among 34 credited actors.
How much did Happy Flight make at the box office?
Happy Flight grossed $14.2 million worldwide.
Does Happy Flight have a post-credit scene?
No. Happy Flight has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Happy Flight in?
The original language of Happy Flight is Japanese.
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