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Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki

Drama | Comedy | Romance

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…

Length 142 minutes

Actors

Hidetaka Yoshioka | Koyuki | Shinichi Tsutsumi | Maki Horikita | Shota Sometani | Hiroko Yakushimaru | Tomokazu Miura | Masako Motai | Kenta Suga | Nao Omori | Atsuko Takahata | Hiroshi Kanbe | Mirai Moriyama | Kazuki Koshimizu | Magi | Youichi Nukumizu | Kisuke Iida | Pierre Taki | Yoshikazu Ebisu | Terue Shoji | Masakane Yonekura

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
04/03/2014Movie ScreenDVDTheater7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

International Film Festival at my community college.

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