As the Tokyo Olympics usher in a wave of rapid modernisation, the residents of Third Street face new beginnings as Mutsuko becomes involved with a seemingly perfect young doctor who may not be all he appears, while Chagawa struggles with his stalled writing career and what it truly means to be a father to the boy he has raised as his own.
Production
Meticulous 1960s Tokyo recreation down to the vending machines.
Acting
Hidetaka Yoshioka's magnificent grumpy dad energy.
Direction
Yamazaki balances slapstick and genuine melancholy like a tightrope.
Director
Takashi Yamazaki
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Ryunosuke Chagawa
Koyuki
Hiromi Ishizaki
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Norifumi Suzuki
Maki Horikita
Mutsuko Hoshino
Shota Sometani
Kenji
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Tomoe Suzuki
Tomokazu Miura
Dr. Takuma
Masako Motai
Kin Ota
Kenta Suga
Junnosuke Furuyuki
Nao Omori
Tomioka
Atsuko Takahata
Natsuko
Hiroshi Kanbe
mailman
Mirai Moriyama
Kotaro Kikuchi
Kazuki Koshimizu
Ippei Suzuki
Magi
Butcher shop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics symbolized Japan's postwar rebirth; the film captures ordinary citizens watching history from tiny black-and-white screens.
The Third Street series spans three films and a TV drama; this 2012 entry was delayed nearly a decade due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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