I had the chance to watch 'Always san-chôme no yûhi' at the movies while being on a longer trip to Japan in 2005 and I immediately liked it. The combination of sweet nostalgia coupled with modern CG images works extremely well in this movie, especially since most of the time they don't overdo it with overly schmaltzy scenes.
The one exception being the subplot of 'rich but cold guy tries to take away child from poor but caringly guy', which is also why I refuse to award it the full 10 points.
Still, 9 out of 10 is an excellent score, and this movie deserves it. It's one of those rare movies, that makes you walk out of the cinema feeling happy and a little bit of gooey inside. And it even manages to do so without giving us a complete happy ending!
The one exception being the subplot of 'rich but cold guy tries to take away child from poor but caringly guy', which is also why I refuse to award it the full 10 points.
Still, 9 out of 10 is an excellent score, and this movie deserves it. It's one of those rare movies, that makes you walk out of the cinema feeling happy and a little bit of gooey inside. And it even manages to do so without giving us a complete happy ending!