Film archive, 2026

Happily Ever After

幸福快樂的日子

Director Feng-I Fiona ROAN

2Festival entries

★Avg. rating

Kitty and Claire are sisters with completely different personalities. Kitty, the model student and their mother’s favorite, is about to be promoted at work and is engaged to her wealthy boyfriend. Her older sister Claire is in a stable relationship with her girlfriend and has just begun to gain recognition as a writer, but remains far removed from a conventional life. Kitty seems to have everything while Claire appears to be struggling, but the path to happiness is not so simple. One day, when an abandoned cat enters their lives, the sisters’ emotional wounds begin to surface. Through the sisters’ eyes, the film explores the meaning of happiness and delicately portrays the complex process of defining it for oneself. Shuhua, a member of the K-pop group I-dle, plays Kitty, who takes steps toward happiness while grappling with the fear of letting her family down. Her performance heralds the emergence of a new acting talent.

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Happily Ever After 1 — © Splash Pictures, Inc

Film details

Director: Feng-I Fiona ROAN
Country/Region: Taiwan
Year: 2026
Length: 95min
Original language: Chinese
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Director

Feng-I Fiona ROAN

Born in Taiwan in 1990, Feng-i Fiona Roan is an award-winning Taiwanese filmmaker and AFI directing alumna. Her debut feature, American Girl(2021), premiered in Tokyo IFF's Asian Future competition and won four Golden Horse Awards, including Best New Director, making her the award's first female recipient.

From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

Credits

Director: Feng-I Fiona ROAN
Producer: Clifford MIU, Linhan ZHANG
Cast: Shuhua YEH, Kuei-Mei YANG, Jack KAO, Xuan CHEN, Kent TSAI
Cinematography: Ko Chin CHEN
Production design: Kuei-ting HSU
Editing: Zekun MAO, Aashish D′MELLO
Music: Peilin WU
Sound: Yi-Chen CHIANG
Costume: Karen YIP
Production company: Splash Pictures¸ Inc.
World sales: Moebius Entertainment

Festival appearances2

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Happily Ever AfterTokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39World Focus: Taiwan Cinema Renaissance 2026

Happily Ever AfterBusan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31A Window on Asian Cinema

Festival history2

东京国际电影节, 2026World Focus: Taiwan Cinema Renaissance 2026, Official selection 釜山国际电影节, 2026A Window on Asian Cinema, Official selection

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