Always - Sunset on Third Street

2005 2h 13m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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In 1958 postwar Tokyo, the residents of a humble Third Street neighbourhood struggle, dream, and grow together as rapid modernisation transforms their lives beneath the shadow of the newly rising Tokyo Tower.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Ryunosuke Chagawa
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Norifumi Suzuki
Koyuki
Hiromi Ishizaki
Maki Horikita
Mutsuko Hoshino
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Tomoe Suzuki
Tomokazu Miura
Doctor Takuma
Masako Motai
Kin Ota
Toru Masuoka
Theater Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writers: Takashi Yamazaki, Ryota Kosawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Always: Sunset on Third Street Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Kōzō Shibazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hidetaka Yoshioka and Shinichi Tsutsumi and Koyuki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0488870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takashi Yamazaki directs. Kōzō Shibazaki behind the camera. Naoki Sato scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Part of the "Always: Sunset on Third Street Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Kōzō Shibazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hidetaka Yoshioka and Shinichi Tsutsumi and Koyuki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0488870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "japan", "tokyo, japan", "based on manga", "nostalgic".

The technical file

Cinematography: Kōzō Shibazaki
Original score: Naoki Sato
Editing: Ryuji Miyajima
Production design: Anri Jojo
Stunt coordinator: Kenji Tanigaki
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Status: Released
Box office: $33,053,559
Original language: JA
IMDB: Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)

Awards

Hōchi Film Award for Best Picture
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year

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Part of

Always: Sunset on Third Street Collection

Always: Sunset on Third Street (ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 Ōruweizu: San-chōme no Yūhi) is a 2005 Japanese film co-written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, based on Ryōhei Saigan's long-running manga Sanchōme no Yūhi. The plot takes place in a small community in post-war Tokyo, and follows some of the residents over one year as Tokyo Tower is being built. Norifumi Suzuki runs a small auto repair shop, where he lives with his wife and son. A young girl from Aomori prefecture, comes to live with them and work as Suzuki's apprentice. Ryūnosuke Chagawa lives across the street and runs a small shop out of his house. He writes serial novels called "Shōnen Bōken-dan" ("The Young Boys Adventure Club"). Despite the difficulties in the characters' lives, the film has many light-hearted moments; a nostalgia for post-war Japanese "good old days".