Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi (2007)

Original title

ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日

Directed by

Takashi Yamazaki

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 26m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Tokyo, residents of a poor neighborhood continue their daily lives and dreams. The film follows their small victories and shared struggles as they face changes and build connections.

nostalgicwarmgentlebittersweetheartfeltslow-pacedcharacter-driveneveryday

What happens

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日) is a 2007 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, based on the manga Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan. It is a sequel to Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005). At the 31st Japan Academy Film Prize it won two awards and received eleven other nominations. The film was Godzilla's first full CGI cameo outside of his own film series, and Yamazaki would later go on to direct and write Godzilla Minus One (2023). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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