Always - Sunset on Third Street

Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) is a Japanese drama from director Takashi Yamazaki that you can watch online on iFILM. It unfolds in 1958 Tokyo, just as the unfinished Tokyo Tower begins to climb above the rooftops.

On a modest stretch of Third Street, the neighbours' lives knot together. A failing writer sells sweets and dreams of a literary prize. A hot-tempered garage owner is certain he'll run a car empire someday. A diner's landlady buries her past, and a boy nobody wanted ends up turning a household into something like a family. There's no grand plot here, just the warm, funny and bittersweet texture of postwar daily life.

Yamazaki rebuilt old Tokyo with digital effects so meticulous the film swept the Japan Academy Prizes, took the top picture award and spawned sequels. Gentle, nostalgic cinema for anyone who likes a slow family story. Stream Always - Sunset on Third Street online on iFILM.