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Always - Sunset on Third Street

Always - Sunset on Third Street

20057.72h 13m

Overview

Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Written by Takashi Yamazaki, Ryota Kosawa
Produced by Nozomu Takahashi, Keichiiro Moriya, Chikahiro Ando
Box Office0Revenue: $33.1M

Top Cast

Maki Horikita

Maki Horikita

Mutsuko Hoshino

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Ryunosuke Chagawa

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Norifumi Suzuki

Koyuki

Koyuki

Hiromi Ishizaki

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Tomoe Suzuki

Kazuki Koshimizu

Kazuki Koshimizu

Ippei Suzuki

Kenta Suga

Kenta Suga

Junnosuke Furuyuki

Masaya Takahashi

Masaya Takahashi

Saburo

K

Kaga Mochimaru

Yuichiro

Toru Masuoka

Toru Masuoka

Theater Manager

Themes & Keywords

japantokyo, japanbased on manga1950s20th centuryshōwa era (1926-89)japanese economic miracleshitamachi

About Always - Sunset on Third Street

Always - Sunset on Third Street is a comedy, drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of japan, tokyo, japan, based on manga, 1950s, 20th century, shōwa era (1926-89). Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, it stars Maki Horikita, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi. Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.

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