Third ALWAYS film being shot in 3D
By kevin on January 20, 2011 at 3:26am EST
Takashi Yamazaki is set to direct a third film in the ALWAYS franchise. The new film, Always: Sunset on Third Street 3 (Always: Sanchome no Yuhi ‘64), is set in the year of the Tokyo Summer Olympics and will be shot in full stereoscopic 3D.
Based on Ryohei Saigan’s manga “Sanchome no Yuhi - Yuyake no Uta”, the films present a nostalgic view of a bustling Tokyo neighborhood during post-occupation Japan. The first two installments, released in 2005 and 2007, were set in the late 50s as the Tokyo Tower was being built. The leap forward to 1964 was not part of the original manga, but Saigan signed off on the new film and even added some of his own ideas to the screenplay.
Returning cast members include Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Maki Horikita, Masako Motai, Tomokazu Miura, and Hiroko Yakushimaru.
Filming began on January 12 and will be completed by the end of April. Theatrical release is slated for the first half of 2012.
Sources: Tokyograph, ANN