At its North American premiere, director Takashi Yamazaki's acclaimed film "Always -- Sunset on Third Street" ("Always -- Sanchome no Yuhi") was met with enthusiastic applause from the New York audience.
The reaction demonstrated that a film about life in a close-knit Tokyo neighborhood in 1958 can also resonate with American audiences, underscoring that nostalgia for simpler times is universal.
Yamazaki talked about making the film and its unexpected success -- it won 12 Japan Academy Awards out of 13 nominations -- before its premiere at the Japan Society.