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.[1][2][4] 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,[5] and Yamazaki would later go on to direct and write Godzilla Minus One (2023).
Plot
The stage is set at Yuhigacho 3-chome in Shitamachi, Tokyo, Japan in 1959 .
The relatives of the Suzuki family temporarily foster their daughter Mika ( played by Koike Ayame ) at the Suzuki family. Norifumi ( played by Shinichi Tsutsumi ), Chie ( played by Hiroko Yakushimaru ) and Rokuko ( played by Maki Horikita ) are all very welcoming, but Ippei ( played by Ichiki Koshimizu ) is very unfriendly to Mika.
Across from the Suzuki family, Ryunosuke ( Hidetaka Yoshioka ) continues to raise Junnosuke ( Kenta Suga ), but Junnosuke's biological father Kawabuchi ( Fumiyo Kohinata ) keeps trying to take his son back. Ryunosuke promises Kawabuchi that he will let Junnosuke live a normal life. However, with the rise in prices, Ryunosuke's family life is indeed getting more and more difficult. Junnosuke even secretly decides to save money for his lunch, which even shocks the school teachers.
Guangmei ( Xue Xiao ) has to work in a striptease venue to pay off the debt for her father's medical treatment. A boss in Osaka wants to marry her as his second wife.
Ryunosuke made a desperate attempt to challenge the Akutagawa Prize again . This time, his work was finally selected as the finalist of the Akutagawa Prize, and the people of San-chome were happy for him. However, a man who claimed to be a judge of the Akutagawa Prize came to tell Ryunosuke that he should definitely win the prize, but he lacked "socializing". The people of San-chome raised money for Ryunosuke...
Cast
Awards and nominations
31st Japan Academy Prize.[6]
- Won: Best Actor - Hidetaka Yoshioka
- Won: Best Sound Recording - Hitoshi Tsurumaki
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Director - Takashi Yamazaki
- Nominated: Best Screenplay - Takashi Yamazaki and Ryota Kosawa
- Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Shinichi Tsutsumi
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Maki Horikita
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Hiroko Yakushimaru
- Nominated: Best Music - Naoki Sato
- Nominated: Best Cinematography - Kōzō Shibasaki
- Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Kenichi Mizuno
- Nominated: Best Art Direction - Anri Jojo
- Nominated: Best Film Editing - Ryuji Miyajima
Asian Film Awards 2008[7]
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor – Shinichi Tsutsumi
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Hiroko Yakushimaru
- Nominated: Best Visual Effects – Takashi Yamazaki
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Russell Edwards (27 November 2007). "Always: Sunset on Third Street 2". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Always: Sunset on Third Street 2". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "2007年興行収入10億円以上番組" (PDF). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Mark Schilling (2 November 2007). "Always Zoku 3-chome no Yuhi". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]. Kasakura Publishing. 7 August 2014. p. 368. ISBN 9784773087253.
- ^ 第31回 日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Always zoku san-chôme no yûhi - IMDb, retrieved 26 August 2020
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 at IMDb
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