Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日) is a 2007 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, based on the manga Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan. It is a sequel to  Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005). At the 31st Japan Academy Film Prize it won two awards and received eleven other nominations. The film was Godzilla's first full CGI cameo outside of his own film series, and Yamazaki would later go on to direct and write Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Cast

 * Hidetaka Yoshioka
 * Shinichi Tsutsumi
 * Koyuki
 * Maki Horikita
 * Hiroko Yakushimaru
 * Ayame Koike

Awards and nominations
31st Japan Academy Prize. Asian Film Awards 2008
 * Won: Best Actor - Hidetaka Yoshioka
 * Won: Best Sound Recording - Hitoshi Tsurumaki
 * Nominated: Best Picture
 * Nominated: Best Director - Takashi Yamazaki
 * Nominated: Best Screenplay - Takashi Yamazaki and Ryota Kosawa
 * Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Shinichi Tsutsumi
 * Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Maki Horikita
 * Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Hiroko Yakushimaru
 * Nominated: Best Music - Naoki Sato
 * Nominated: Best Cinematography - Kōzō Shibasaki
 * Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Kenichi Mizuno
 * Nominated: Best Art Direction - Anri Jojo
 * Nominated: Best Film Editing - Ryuji Miyajima


 * Nominated: Best Supporting Actor – Shinichi Tsutsumi
 * Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Hiroko Yakushimaru
 * Nominated: Best Visual Effects – Takashi Yamazaki