Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012 · 142 min · Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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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Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Hope
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Hope | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Hope | 40 % | 13 % | 30 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 41 % | 20 % | 26 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 44 % | 24 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 45 % | 21 % | 18 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 50 % | 21 % | 20 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 55 % | 20 % | 26 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 50 % | 20 % | 25 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 49 % | 25 % | 21 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 60 % | 33 % | 19 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 74 % | 46 % | 18 % | 68 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 78 % | 50 % | 21 % | 63 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 70 % | 41 % | 35 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Hope | 68 % | 49 % | 51 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Love | 74 % | 68 % | 58 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Love | 79 % | 74 % | 60 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Love | 78 % | 70 % | 57 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Love | 75 % | 59 % | 40 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Sadness | 79 % | 55 % | 38 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 131′ | Love | 79 % | 66 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 138′ | Hope | 72 % | 68 % | 70 % | 23 % |
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Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Junnosuke Furuyuki
Ippei Suzuki
Rintaro Chagawa
Bicycle shop
Electronic store
Details
- Directed by
- Takashi Yamazaki
- Written by
- Takashi Yamazaki, Ryôta Kosawa
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Nostalgia
- Data updated
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