Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

2012•2h 22m•

★7.1(21 ratings)

ComedyDrama

Overview

The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr...

Director

Takashi Yamazaki

Writers

Takashi Yamazaki, Ryota Kosawa

Main Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Ryunosuke Chagawa

Koyuki

Hiromi Ishizaki

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Norifumi Suzuki

Maki Horikita

Mutsuko Hoshino

Shota Sometani

Kenji

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

2012•2h 22m•

★7.1(21 ratings)

ComedyDrama

Overview

Director

Takashi Yamazaki

Writers

Takashi Yamazaki, Ryota Kosawa

Main Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Ryunosuke Chagawa

Koyuki

Hiromi Ishizaki

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Norifumi Suzuki

Maki Horikita

Mutsuko Hoshino

Shota Sometani

Kenji

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Takashi Yamazaki

Writing

Screenplay: Takashi Yamazaki
Screenplay: Ryota Kosawa

Production

Production Manager: Go Abe
Producer: Takaaki Kada
Producer: Fumihiro Hirai
Producer: Hiroshi Miyazaki
Producer: Minami Ichikawa
Associate Producer: Masaki Koide

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Naoki Sato
Sound Effects: Kenji Shibasaki
Sound Recordist: Hitoshi Tsurumaki

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Kōzō Shibazaki

Editing

Editor: Ryuji Miyajima

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Tetsuji Tatsuta
Production Design: Anri Jojo
Props: Tetsuji Tatsuta

Visual Effects

Digital Compositor: Sho Funabashi
Visual Effects Production Manager: Mika Emura
Matte Painter: Jun Harashima
CG Painter: Takayuki Hayashi
3D Artist: Tatsuya Hayasaki
Modeling: Takehiko Hoashi

Did You Know?

The original title is "ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 '64" (JA).

The film grossed $35.3M at the box office.

The runtime is 142 minutes (2h 22m).

The film was directed by Takashi Yamazaki.

The screenplay was written by Takashi Yamazaki and Ryota Kosawa.

The score was composed by Naoki Sato.

Cinematography was handled by Kōzō Shibazaki.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1823067.

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