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Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
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  2. Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

Original Title: ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 '64

2012
2h 22m
Comedy
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2012

Runtime

2h 22m

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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...

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 22m
Jan 21, 2012
Languages
Japanese
Director
Takashi Yamazaki
Takashi Yamazaki
Production
Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company
Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company
dentsu
dentsu
Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Hiroshima Telecasting
Hiroshima Telecasting
Miyagi Television Broadcasting
Miyagi Television Broadcasting
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

21 Cast Members

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Ryunosuke Chagawa

Koyuki

Koyuki

Hiromi Ishizaki

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Norifumi Suzuki

Maki Horikita

Maki Horikita

Mutsuko Hoshino

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Kenji

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Tomoe Suzuki

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Dr. Takuma

Masako Motai

Masako Motai

Kin Ota

Kenta Suga

Kenta Suga

Junnosuke Furuyuki

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Tomioka

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Natsuko

Hiroshi Kanbe

Hiroshi Kanbe

mailman

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Kotaro Kikuchi

Kazuki Koshimizu

Kazuki Koshimizu

Ippei Suzuki

Magi

Magi

Butcher shop

Yoichi Nukumizu

Yoichi Nukumizu

Bicycle shop

Kisuke Iida

Kisuke Iida

Officer Nakajima

Pierre Taki

Pierre Taki

Ice man

Yoshikazu Ebisu

Yoshikazu Ebisu

Electronic store

Terue Shoji

Midwife

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