Japan Synopsis
ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日
Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the motherly instincts of his wife, Tomoe, and his young son Ippei immediately bonds with Mutsuko as if she were his older sister. The Suzuki shop lies almost in the shadow of the Tokyo Tower as it rises steadily above the skyline during construction in 1958.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Always – Sunset on Third Street. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From dentsu Music And Entertainment
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Always – Sunset on Third Street itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
Always – Sunset on Third Street holds position #106 of 347 Japan films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Always – Sunset on Third Street premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1764th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,438 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #516 of 1,411 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | dentsu Music And Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | November 11, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0488870 |
| Official Site | www.always3.jp |