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...
Release Date | January 21, 2012 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 '64 | |
Runtime | 2h 22min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | $35,297,840 | |
Language | Japanese | |
Original Language | Japanese | |
Production Countries | Japan | |
Production Companies | Chukyo TV Broadcasting CompanydentsuFukuoka Broadcasting SystemHiroshima TelecastingMiyagi Television BroadcastingNippon Television Network CorporationRobot CommunicationsSapporo Television Broadcasting CompanyShirogumiShizuoka Daiichi TelevisionShogakukanYomiuri Shimbun CompanyTOHOVAPYomiuri Telecasting Corporation |