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Kazuki Koshimizu, Koyuki, Maki Horikita

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. ...( read more  read more... )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. Others in the neighborhood also are striving to better themselves as Japan continues to emerge from the shadow of war. Hiromi has just abandoned her shady life as a dancer to start a sake bar. Abandoned by his single mother, young Junnosuke is first handed off to Hiromi but she passes him off to Ryunosuke Chagawa, a struggling writer who runs a candy shop and only manages to sell adventure stories for boys as his serious novels continue to be rejected. Junnosuke is an avid reader of Chagawa's stories and begins to idolize him upon learning about his authorship. Junnosuke also writes stories, and makes friends with Ippei and others when they discover his tales that show Japan in the hi-tech future of the 21st century.

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1,172 ratings

Unrated, 2 hrs. 13 min.

Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: May 31, 2005

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  • 09106clu
    November 19, 2009
    09106clu
    I love the atmosphere of Showa era.
  • kyo9
    October 24, 2009
    kyo9
    a very nice family movie~
  • agentjade
    September 18, 2009
    agentjade
    Beautiful inside and out, this poignantly nostalgic film talks about love, family, life and friendship using the 1950s' Japan as its backdrop. The construction of the Tokyo Tower being built throughout the movie marks the progress of time and relationships between the characters,...( read more) and serves as a iconic representation of the undying and diligent spirit of the Japanese people in the postwar era.
  • isrulfaisyam
    November 18, 2008
    isrulfaisyam
    a period movie. nice cinematography, ........
  • patbah
    October 22, 2007
    patbah
    Good Japanese Production
  • minikabob
    August 14, 2007
    minikabob
    Even I'm not a Japanese, I feel like I'm one of them after watching this.

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  • agentjade
    September 18, 2009
    agentjade
    Beautifully made film deserving of its accolades.
    A must-watch for people interested in Japanese culture, and/or dramas set in modern history.
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