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Always - Sunset on Third Street
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Always - Sunset on Third Street

2005-11-11 · 133 min · ★ 7.7

Comedy · Drama

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.

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Directors
Takashi Yamazaki
Production companies
dentsu Music and Entertainment, IMAGICA, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Robot Communications, Shogakukan, TOHO, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Hiroshima Telecasting, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Shirogumi, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, VAP
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 33,053,559

Top Cast

Hidetaka YoshiokaHidetaka YoshiokaRyunosuke Chagawa
Shinichi TsutsumiShinichi TsutsumiNorifumi Suzuki
KoyukiKoyukiHiromi Ishizaki
Maki HorikitaMaki HorikitaMutsuko Hoshino
Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko YakushimaruTomoe Suzuki
Tomokazu MiuraTomokazu MiuraDoctor Takuma
Masako MotaiMasako MotaiKin Ota
Toru MasuokaToru MasuokaTheater Manager
Fumiyo KohinataFumiyo KohinataYasunari Kawabuchi
Kenta SugaKenta SugaJunnosuke Furuyuki
Kazuki KoshimizuKazuki KoshimizuIppei Suzuki
MagiMagiButcher
Yoichi NukumizuYoichi NukumizuBicycle Shopkeeper
Hiroshi KanbeHiroshi KanbePostman
Shigemitsu OgiShigemitsu OgiSecretary
Kisuke IidaKisuke IidaPoliceman
Kenjirou IshimaruKenjirou IshimaruShizuo Fujio
Kaoru OkunukiKaoru OkunukiKazuko Furuyuki
Kuniko AsagiKuniko AsagiTakuma's Wife
Pierre TakiPierre TakiIce Man

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