Summary
Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.
Details
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Runtime: 133 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: JA
Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (45 votes)
Always: Sunset on Third Street Collection

Always - Sunset on Third Street
Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with Junnosuke, an orphan he's taken under his wing at the urging of pretty Hiroi, who continues to manage a nearby tavern. Chagawa dreams of publishing a successful novel and settling down with Hiroi and Junnosuke, but his day job running the candy store keeps him busy, and Hiroi mistakes his tight schedule for a lack of interest in her. Hiroi has also embarked on a secret career as a burlesque dancer, which isn't doing much to improve her opinion of men. At the Suzuki household, seven-year-old Ippei isn't happy to be sharing the house with a guest, his distant cousin Mika who is the same age but far more demanding. Mutsuko, the apprentice female auto mechanic, is still staying with the Suzukis, and she's becomes the object of the affections of Takeo, a downbeat young man who is studying cooking.

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
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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Cast

Maki Horikita
Mutsuko Hoshino

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Ryunosuke Chagawa

Shinichi Tsutsumi
Norifumi Suzuki

Koyuki
Hiromi Ishizaki

Hiroko Yakushimaru
Tomoe Suzuki

Kazuki Koshimizu
Ippei Suzuki

Kenta Suga
Junnosuke Furuyuki

Masaya Takahashi
Saburo

Toru Masuoka
Theater Manager

Takashi Matsuo
Realtor

Hiroshi Kanbe
Postman

Magi
Butcher

Yoichi Nukumizu
Bicycle Shopkeeper

Pierre Taki
Ice Man

Kisuke Iida
Policeman

Yuichi Kimura
Electrician

Masako Motai
Kin Ota

Tomokazu Miura
Doctor Takuma

Kuniko Asagi
Takuma's Wife

Kaoru Okunuki
Kazuko Furuyuki

Kenjirou Ishimaru
Shizuo Fujio

Shigemitsu Ogi
Secretary

Fumiyo Kohinata
Yasunari Kawabuchi

Hajime Okayama
Aomori Prefecture Employment Security

Kosuke Suzuki

Shin'ichi Hatori
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