Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Takashi Yamazaki

Writers:

Ryôhei Saigan (manga), Ryôta Kosawa (screenplay)

Stars:

Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki

Cast

Credited cast:
Hidetaka Yoshioka	...	Ryunosuke Chagawa
Shin'ichi Tsutsumi	...	Norifumi Suzuki
Koyuki	...	Hiromi Ishizaki
Maki Horikita	...	Mutsuko Hoshino
Masako Motai	...	Kin Ohta
Tomokazu Miura	...	Shiro Takuma
Hiroko Yakushimaru	...	Tomoe Suzuki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yosuke Asari	...	Takeo Nakayama (as Yôsuke Asari)
Mitsuru Hirata	...	Daisaku Suzuki
Motoki Kobayashi	...	Bartender
Ayame Koike	...	Mika Suzuki
Kazuki Koshimizu	...	Ippei Suzuki
Ippei Sasaki	...	Newspaperwoman
Shôta Sometani	...	Kenji
Kenta Suga	...	Junnosuke Furyuki

Storyline

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. Kikuchi, who earlier treated a burn on her arm. High school student Ippei ...

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)

User Reviews

Even The Third Time's A Charm

The first two films in this series are absolutely wonderful, a mix of family entertainment, comedy, some sadness but ultimately exhilarating in their portraits of family life in Tokyo back in the 50's. This third film brings us to the time of the Tokyo Olympics of 1964 and the kids are growing up. Roku likes a doctor and looks for ways to meet him, the most substantive side story of this film. Otherwise most of the characters have barely changed, they are the same people they were in the other two films. In some series this could pose a problem, but in this it is welcome. There is still a mix of over the top comedy (Suzuki-san especially), pathos, overt sentimentality and somewhat skewed family values. While not quite on the echelon of the first two films, it carries the story forward and that is appreciated. You have to watch the first two before watching this, which will introduce you to the characters, but its well worth your time.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 January 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Always 3 chôme no yûhi '64

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,923,305

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company (CTV), Dentsu, Fukuoka Broadcasting System (FBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1