Tenshi ni I'm Fine
2016 Japanese film directed by Hideto Sonoda
Tenshi ni I'm Fine (Japanese: 天使にアイム・ファイン, lit. 'I'm Fine, My Angel' is a 2016 Japanese fantasy drama film written and directed by Hideto Sonoda. It was released in Japan by Nikkatsu on March 19, 2016.
It is an adaptation of the novel "I'm Fine" Spirit How To Get Through Tough Times by Ryuho Okawa, the founder of Happy Science.
Plot
Five troubled people are given a helping hand by an angel. Fuka is a bullied 5th year elementary school student, Yuya lost his chance to go to university due to financial difficulties his late father's fruit and vegetable stand caused by his father's death from a nuclear accident, Yoshino a famous actress was revealed to be in the terminal stage of cancer, Mamoru who lost his willpower after losing an election, and Misato an aspiring actress whose sister died and lost sight of her future acting career.
Each of the five people have an angel from heaven who helps change these troubled people little by little.
Cast
Kirara
Yoshimi Yashikawa
Noboru Kaneko
Kazuki Shimizu
Miki Aika
Nanako Ōkōchi
Mizuho Takasugi
Reception
The film reached the ninth place by admissions at the Japanese box office on its opening weekend, with 42,295 admissions and a gross of ¥58 million.
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