is a Japanese

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series by

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. The series was adapted by

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into an

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film, known in Japan under the same title and in the United States as ''Happily Ever After''. Viz Pictures licensed the film for release in the United States. The series follows husband and wife and . Yukie works at a noodle shop for long hours while Isao is a lazy gangster. Yukie's friends ask her to leave her husband, but Yukie feels an obligation to him because Isao had initially saved her from misery. The film aired in a selection of theaters in the United States.Happily Ever After To Screen In Select U.S. Cities
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. August 11, 2008. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.

Principal cast

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as Yukie * Hiroshi Abe as Isao *

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as Yukie's father

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* * * at Viz Pictures * 2007 films Japanese romantic comedy-drama films Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi Films scored by Hiroyuki Sawano 2000s Japanese-language films Manga series Manga adapted into films New People films Kobunsha {{manga-stub