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Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi (2007)

Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi poster
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
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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.

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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)

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