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Always - Sunset on Third Street

2005 · 133 min

A warm, nostalgic slice of life that gently balances humor and hardship, leaving you with a bittersweet sense of community.

Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki

Overview: 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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Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
family
coming-of-age
politics
healing
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki
Written by: Ryota Kosawa, Takashi Yamazaki
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tomokazu Miura, Masako Motai, Toru Masuoka
Music: Naoki Sato
Cinematography: Kōzō Shibazaki
Runtime: 133 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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