---
title: 'Happy Times (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zhang Yimou'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/happy-times-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303243/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Happy Times (2000)

2000 · 102 min · Drama, Comedy · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

Happy Times is a 2000 tragicomedy film directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, starring Zhao Benshan and Dong Jie. It is based loosely on the short story, Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh (师傅越来越幽默) by Mo Yan; the story appears in English translation in the collection of the same title translated by Howard Goldblatt. Though the story and the film share a common opening, they begin to diverge almost immediately.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zhang Yimou](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-yimou)
- **Screenplay:** [Mo Yan](https://cinepixo.com/people/mo-yan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [San Bao](https://cinepixo.com/people/san-bao)
- **Producer:** [Terrence Malick](https://cinepixo.com/people/terrence-malick), [Zhou Ping](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhou-ping)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hou Yong](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-yong)

## Cast

- [Dong Jie](https://cinepixo.com/people/dong-jie)
- [Zhao Benshan](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhao-benshan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/happy-times-2000
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