is a 2007 Japanese

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directed by Takashi Yamazaki, based on the

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'' Sunset on Third Street'' by Ryōhei Saigan. It is a

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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).

Plot

The stage is set at Yuhigacho 3-chome in Shitamachi,

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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

* Hidetaka Yoshioka * Shinichi Tsutsumi * Koyuki * Maki Horikita * Hiroko Yakushimaru * Ayame Koike

Awards and nominations

31st Japan Academy Prize. *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 -

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*Nominated: Best Art Direction - Anri Jojo *Nominated: Best Film Editing - Ryuji Miyajima Asian Film Awards 2008 * Nominated: Best Supporting Actor – Shinichi Tsutsumi * Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Hiroko Yakushimaru * Nominated: Best Visual Effects – Takashi Yamazaki

References

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* * Films set in Tokyo 2007 films 2007 drama films 2000s monster movies Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Takashi Yamazaki Films produced by Shūji Abe Films scored by Naoki Satō Japanese drama films 2000s Japanese-language films Sunset on Third Street 2000s Japanese films Kaiju films {{2000s-drama-film-stub