Complete (J-Movie) Ōruweizu san-chome no yuhi

Complete (J-Movie) Ōruweizu san-chome no yuhi

Movie 1

Title: ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日

Title (romaji): Ōruweizu san-chome no yuhi

Title (english): Always - Sunset on Third Street

Release Date: 2005, November 05

Synopsis

In 1958, with the impending completion of Tokyo's TV broadcasting tower as a symbol of Japan's escalating post-war economic recovery, rural schoolgirl Mutsuko (Maki Horikita) arrives from the provinces to begin her first job with Suzuki Auto. Initially impressed by meeting company "president" Norifumi Suzuki (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi), Mutsuko is shocked to discover her workplace is actually a shabby auto repair shop in Tokyo's down-at-heel Yuhi district.

Suzuki is a bad-tempered employer but Mutsuko is welcomed by his wife, Tomoe (Hiroko Yakushimaru), and their impish 5-year-old son, Ippei (Kazuki Koshimizu). One of Ippei's favorite haunts is a five-and-dime store managed by struggling serial writer Ryunosuke Chagawa (Hidetaka Yoshioka). Regarding now-successful writers like Nobel-prize winner Kenzaburo Oe, as overrated, Chagawa wants to be more than a hack churning out sci-fi yarns and selling cheap toys on the side.

When alluring newcomer Hiromi (Koyuki) opens a sake bar in the area, she gathers clientele quickly -- in dramatically compressed manga style -- but also finds herself lumbered with Junnosuke (Kenta Suga) the orphaned offspring of the bar's previous tenant. Drunk, and smitten by Hiromi, Chogawa accepts custodianship of the boy.

Cast

Maki Horikita as Mutsuko Hoshino

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Ryunosuke Chagawa

Shin'ichi Tsutsumi as Norifumi Suzuki

Koyuki as Hiromi Ishizaki

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Tomoe Suzuki

Kazuki Koshimizu as Ippei Suzuki

Kenta Suga as Junnosuke Furuyuki

Masaya Takahashi as Saburo

Kaga Mochimaru as Yûichirô

Toru Masuoka as The Theatre Manager

Takashi Matsuo as The Realtor

Hiroshi Kamido as The Postman

Hiroshi Kanbe as The Postman

Magii as The Butcher

Yoichi Nukumizu as The Bicycle Shopkeeper

Pierre Taki as The Ice Seller

Kisuke Iida as The Policeman

Motosuke Iida as The Policeman

Yuichi Kimura as The Electrician

Masako Motai as Kin Ôta

Tomokazu Miura as Shirô "Akuma" Takuma

Kuniko Asagi as Takuma's Wife

Airu Shigemoto as Takuma's Daughter

Kaoru Okunuki as Kazuko Furuyuki

Kenjiro Ishimaru as Shizuo Fujio

Shigemitsu Ogi as The Secretary

Fumiyo Kohinata as Yasunari Kawabuchi

Hajime Okayama

Kosuke Suzuki

Movie 2

Title: ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日

Title (romaji): Ōruweizu zoku san-chome no yuhi

Title (english): Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

Release Date: 2007, November 03

Synopsis

4 months after the prequel. Spring, 1959. The Olympics in Tokyo has officially been announced, and Japan is about to take its first step into the period of high economic growth. Still unable to forget Hiromi, who had left without a word, Chagawa has been living with Junnosuke. One day, Kawabuchi returns to take Junnosuke away. Chagawa is given permission to take care of Junnosuke on the condition that the child enjoys an ordinary standard of living, so to obtain a decent living and to show Hiromi that he has become a better man, Chagawa begins to write a literary piece to win the Akutagawa Prize, a dream that he had given up long ago.

Meanwhile, at Suzuki Auto, Mutsuko has learned her job and the company has been growing steadily. One day, a new member joins the Suzuki family. Because a relative of Norifumi’s had gone bankrupt, the Suzukis agree to take in the relative’s daughter, Mika. Norifumi’s son, Ippei, is against the idea, but Norifumi, his wife Tomoe and Mutsuko welcome Mika warmly. However, Mika, who had been brought up in comfortable circumstances, is bewildered by her new life without a maid.

Also, the familiar faces such as Dr. Takuma and Kin at the tobacco store are still around, joined by new members such as Mutsuko’s childhood friend Takeo Nakayama and others, and it appears that the

Third Street

neighborhood is still bustling with warm-hearted exchange and lively activity.

Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Ryunosuke Chagawa

Koyuki as Hiromi Ishizaki

Shin'ichi Tsutsumi as Norifumi Suzuki

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Tomoe Suzuki

Maki Horikita as Mutsuko Hoshino

Kazuki Koshimizu as Ippei Suzuki

Tomokazu Miura as Dr. Takuma

Masako Motai as Kin Ohta

Fumiyo Kohinata as Yasunari Kawabuchi

Kenta Suga as Junnosuke Furuyuki

Takaya Kamikawa

Shigemitsu Ogi

Kazue Fukiishi as Yamamura (Ippei & Junnosuke's Teacher)

Shihori Kanjiya

Ikkei Watanabe

Magii

Seiji Fukushi

Kazuyuki Asano

Satomi Tezuka

Toru Nomaguchi

Kisuke Iida

Arata Saeki

Movie 3

Title: ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日'64

Title (romaji): Ōruweizu san-chome no yuhi '64

Title (english): Always: Sunset on Third Street 3

Release Date: 2012, January 21

Synopsis

Tokyo in 1964. The Olympics are set to take place in Tokyo and the country has experienced a period of rapid economic growth. The inhabitants of Third Street live amidst all the change in their usual optimistic ways. Novelist Ryunosuke (Hidetaka Yoshioka) is now married to Hiromi (Koyuki) and they live with Junnosuke (Kenta Suga) who is now in high school. Auto mechanic Norifumi Suzuki (Shinichi Tsutsumi) stills run his mechanic shop across the street with his wife Tomoe (Hiroko Yakushimaru), son Ippei (Kazuki Koshimizu) and employee Mutsuko (Maki Horikita). Their shop has experienced growth over the years. A turning point then occurs for the residents on Third Street.

Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Ryunosuke Chagawa
Shinichi Tsutsumi as Norifumi Suzuki
Koyuki as Hiromi Ishizaki
Maki Horikita as Mutsuko Hoshino
Masako Motai as Kin Ota
Tomokazu Miura as Dr. Takuma
Hiroko Yakushimaru as Tomoe Suzuki
Kenta Suga as Junnosuke Furuyuki
Kazuki Koshimizu as Ippei Suzuki
Shota Sometani as Kenji
Magi as Butcher Shop
Yoichi Nukumizu as Bicycle Shop
Hiroshi Kanbe as mailman
Kisuke Iida as Officer Nakajima
Pierre Taki as ice man
Yoshikazu Ebisu as electronic store
Terue Shoji as midwife
Mirai Moriyama as Kotaro Kikuchi
Nao Omori as Tomioka
Atsuko Takahata as Natsuko
Masakane Yonekura as Rintaro Chagawa
Hiroshi Kanbe as telegraph clerk
Jyo Hyuga