Xing fu shi guang

Name: Xing fu shi guang
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2000-12-31
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Benshan Zhao, Jie Dong, Lifan Dong, Biao Fu, Xuejian Li

IMDb ID: tt0303243 · Year: 2000 · Rating: 7.3 (4,256 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Romance

An aging bachelor has to engage his old, laid-off friends to keep a blind girl happy as a masseuse at a non-existent massage parlor.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesSpain: Happy Times
Finland: Happy Times
France: Happy Times
United Kingdom: Happy Times
United States: Happy Times
United Kingdom: Happy Times Hotel (DVD Title)
Norway: Happy Times Hotel
Hungary: Boldog idők
Greece: Eftyhismenes stigmes (Festival Title)
World-wide: Happy Time (English)
Sweden: Hotell Lyckan
Italy: La locanda della felicità
Hungary: Randibusz
Poland: Szczęście na raty
Brazil: Tempos Felizes
Russia: Счастье на час
Bulgaria: Щастливи времена (Bulgarian)
China: 幸福时光 (Mandarin)
Japan: 至福のとき (Japanese)
Happy TimeContent RatingPGRelease Date2000-12-31Runtime102 minutesMetascore63IMDb Popularity0User Reviews41Critic Reviews54Countries / RegionsChinaLanguagesMandarinKeywordsblind girl
abandoned bus
surrogate father surrogate daughter relationship
white lie
letter from fatherFilming LocationsChinaProduction CompaniesXin Huamian Film
Guangxi Film StudioOfficial SitesFox (Japan) - http://www.foxjapan.com/movies/happytimes/
Sony Pictures Classics - trailer, synopsis, etc. (Flash) (United States) - http://www.sonyclassics.com/happy/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303243/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0303243.jpgUpdated At2025-04-17T16:28:12

Directors

Yimou Zhang

Writers

Yan Mo
Gai Zi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Benshan Zhao | Character: Zhao
Actor: Jie Dong | Character: Wu Ying
Actor: Lifan Dong | Character: Stepmother
Actor: Biao Fu | Character: Little Fu
Actor: Xuejian Li | Character: Li
Actor: Qibin Leng | Character: Wu Ying's Stepbrother
Actor: Ben Niu | Character: Old Niu
Actor: Jinghua Gong | Character: Aunty Liu
Actor: Hongjie Zhang | Character: Lao Zhang
Actor: Bingkun Zhao | Character: Lao Bai
Actor: Honglei Sun | Character: Customer at 'Happy Times'

[Directors Group]
Name: Yimou Zhang | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yan Mo | Role: Writer
Name: Gai Zi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Yu Chen | Role: Producer
Name: Xiaofeng Hu | Role: Producer
Name: Wenhua Ma | Role: Producer
Name: Terrence Malick | Role: Producer
Name: Erin O'Rourke | Role: Producer
Name: Edward R. Pressman | Role: Producer
Name: Lizhong Qiao | Role: Producer
Name: Wei Wang | Role: Producer
Name: Qinglong Yang | Role: Producer
Name: Yuxi Yu | Role: Producer
Name: Weiping Zhang | Role: Producer
Name: Zhenyan Zhang | Role: Producer
Name: Yu Zhao | Role: Producer
Name: Ping Zhou | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Bao San | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yong Hou | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ru Zhai | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jiuping Cao | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Ying Ma | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Huamiao Tong | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Bin Yuan | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Xiaofeng Hu | Role: Production Manager
Name: Zhenyan Zhang | Role: Production Manager
Name: Gregory G. Woertz | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Guonan Liu | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Dongshen Xie | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Wei Zhou | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Xin Ming Huang | Role: Art Department
Name: Luyi Liu | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Qing Li | Role: Sound Department
Name: Qian Lin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yin Miao | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dong Wang | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bo Wen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lala Wu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Zhigang Zhang | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Xiaoyan Bai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ting Fei | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tianhui Ge | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zhaohong Gu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zhong Hu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wenrui Jia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dongsheng Jiang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Xiaotian Kang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jiami Liu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Min Wang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fusen Xu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Xiaoshun Xu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chuncheng Zhao | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Xianhai Zheng | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Xiaoxia Zhao | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Yanjuan Liu | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Wenjun Zhang | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Brendan MacDevette | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Guang Li | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Zhihua Hou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zhongquan Hu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mingna Liu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wei Xiao | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zhi Xiao | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Happy Times | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi917242137/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi917242137/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563467954471.mp4?Expires=1788284024&Signature=SFcfQmORFbURMmvhP10kT0cBJveNH3tjOlaZiLdbUbCDV6zQyAc5mhxNbDMtotoDoNx40Y0wR15SUqrwFRLELreqHcDTBA71dYRUeNtBb5NgwyhV0MivcQ4Yx05bDXxTyor6PO6N1vvcQnVr5cEMfu3OextS12nU6ImjKT4jdqAn8wRRP5VvvXqUNoJSw7rfGbkYNgDJOel7Aw82wxVu0dMGtYqWhi6piJqDUYzdzcRKcli7I1b~OjWbdf3JJEZrVK24osj3Vs2x9GVeEl-6BXGmd-2b7zyJUMmqad8VzXbUEKu8-qnDtB8MdKGD0sAqMVxaOY8lbVMmsK0T1ppIAA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Happy Times Scene: She Did Go To Far | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi952419353/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi952419353/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677890164700.mp4?Expires=1788284024&Signature=F4XTUbscoInAtHvPaMs8oxBOs2-~2zbJuJbPFgLytsp~TCWm2onuI6df1m~652WDsoOJBvgqFI6dxMyxpujEtm~xQeiDKLKY-~IdfhXMZ9CqrfauUin0AqmepJgFBovsCu8SAsqwZqBbqjVLgssuIQEpXggFSDlXcZS3aa1vM8hptSSmNhpQwdoKkH4YfAYeTeYGQ1TbcVFOd8C466PVfPQBfuofncItRf00wJkCYYN3cxQPphppjJYTxu-MPV9aDSK-gFWseReOgDJLLTNheUuRrfNkNP0OV6s88xXZbAW1ithSWlsjYpvLhwBloodBMfUJi3gCEDKIekkgXeyETg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Happy Times Scene: The Bus | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi365216793/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi365216793/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677999463958.mp4?Expires=1788284024&Signature=Rs0uO9vJFhJoj1UKK~ymfeYptNNotu18mVnUcALjyM8E6zlogn2wEtgzoe1mE-jNRDOQNysaGiud4dJfqGArrISIFaS4Wl5z7UymqCT4G8ujafJStTCNA9mqwVdpv0H9A7DqQ4d9Q9Ko3OjEeVBQeEczd0G~WV5eqLqjqUi4UTliVAa7QUEeE7Ln~DSaTjsOveTTyvzmLBolKd2RDsjQeyUGawupeZtnUqnjCPJy3N18oB3g2u7Hz-~Jl-kyXV2MkXFmxUogrxQCzra4soVYRJfTFOXRWzo8lbQPIDWMtx4-csFtMqqwrk01B0FMgP8dZOVDgt-LrV7~-Mxtn7d-CQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Happy Times Scene: Ice-Cream | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi331662361/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi331662361/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677870466170.mp4?Expires=1788284024&Signature=IeOYJ~1-xY5owTLrruFmERT92UWshMYjsFWiKiggXlu1jmgzekkhLit5y9tyHMnbjstE1O-Abs-Q59Iez4hsm1sjg6fmwJNscta5wJEjgS5dzhOjzwMKm6YT8S8dCE9Tpww16tw~YxLEoVziB0~ZqF2Kwe8S6MljI3BCPGH7lJfNqBkeLLK0gafwxD9c3EJzLY6MZKUTAjaweV3yKVfKHY8SlFSnCGZh7K6XxPkKmnAY7vB2WtSIiAsflvhgeeJ6yWVCjhahuagqsBBZAsS5MjF3IkGm~Z0DUluR~XnqCQR8XxhN7lBCvTRqFN68m8qmLzpBCwd-tXmRFjfSTCrckg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Happy Times Scene: Roses | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3636708377/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3636708377/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677870466165.mp4?Expires=1788284024&Signature=txYapygIHBSkjxfyBVwhUAky7pV4utxHJQig2bQuSs2SmkVTe-O8ZCceVtRUhNDcVJxTFb9hV92crOFyQZqoNyEJi25hB21m7vi6cKVv3-DwigVoppCx1ZFW8gfnAdX00P0c7~b5pFHcGp4b0-Qwf9icHni3Mw0N0uLMnoQeRWIxbqSuCYIod6zMXnSxCL7iDyzJQd4KEOf7V9WUP64vP0woT0Jqbo7Du2JIgshRgI7gYXkFuqy6zOqBNLbLOLyOcJEfh3iNjoudgraZ-09~Ia10eoKmEd~yh5IqRlvBK3YJxA6pOmM30TUZH1IbIMnc2hyLaOS2UqonV02FcB-~Zw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Happy Times Scene: Massage Room | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2210645017/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2210645017/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677909512151.mp4?Expires=1788284024&Signature=pU2fhtdNgyVkKolhNqM1ZyJSQ8jRnncWn9-F-tkdez6UIc-KERLco5qlXOLroaunrtJkCBnAXh9CHPm4yCWs4JFegPdl7mwnONI4WutyMEeAzQ2eVjKQDFejHY~E6Pqds3Lkni7lHBc7eogWU3IHJYQ7kKeuSQLhh2PUIaAUunLo5F~kB2hQuy6wqNK45mA6Y1ll9g0ys6lOs-Do2-2P8GOJnYS1LJgKNwz~SccvFq9b9~f9tLHhRfo~QGujsNel-HnUhQvwZg1ElTj1sbPzw63Q9NNFSx1q~G4W3uvHFgaawPPmMj~dMQXtlwZp6H6-AYE2h~O1prRqbScLIt0gCw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

China: December 31, 2000
South Korea: November 10, 2001 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Germany: February 7, 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
France: July 10, 2002
United States: July 26, 2002 (limited)
Canada: August 9, 2002 (Toronto)
Philippines: September 4, 2002
Australia: September 5, 2002
Greece: September 13, 2002 (Athens Film Festival)
United Kingdom: September 27, 2002
Ireland: September 27, 2002
Italy: October 11, 2002
Japan: November 2, 2002 (Tokyo)
Netherlands: November 7, 2002
Spain: November 8, 2002
Sweden: November 22, 2002
Norway: November 29, 2002
Germany: December 5, 2002
Switzerland: December 12, 2002 (German speaking region)
South Africa: March 14, 2003
Hungary: July 7, 2005 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office