Hi Who,
Thanks for your nice message, and I am truly glad that you enjoyed it.
That makes the posting effort worthwhile.
So that you understand the importance of the pen, below is some info
on the movie that the clip was taken from. I believe that Yao-kun
posted this movie some time ago.
Thanks again for your show of appreciation. I'm glad I am not on your
"bad list" for confusing you with Milo. ;o)
Warmest wishes for a great holiday season and a stellar New Year!
Kindest regards.
Sum
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Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
The plot takes place in a small community in post-war Tokyo, and
follows the interweaving story threads of a number of the community's
residents over the course of a single year as Tokyo Tower is being
built.
Ryu-nosuke Chagawa is a dried-up novelist who runs a small toy and
candy shop out of his house. He writes a series of serial novels
called "Sho-nen Bo-ken-dan" (or "The Young Boys Adventure Club").
Though proud of his profession, he seems to be rather down on his luck
(or talent) whenever he submits his works to be published or to
writing contests. Meanwhile, Hiromi Ishizaki, Chagawa's love interest,
newly opens a bar nearby and is unpleasantly surprised one day when a
man brings a young boy named Junnosuke to her shop. He tells her that
his mother abandoned him and since Hiromi and the mother were
should take care of the boy. Hiromi reluctantly takes Junnosuke in for
the time being, but is determined to find him another place to stay
at. Later that same evening, Chagawa, comes to the bar to drown his
sorrows and Hiromi decides to give Junnosuke to him. Unable to resist
Hiromi's charm and persuasion, Chagawa ends up taking charge of
Junnosuke. In return for his allowing Junnosuke to stay with him,
Hiromi would come by and visit them.
At first, Chagawa is very cold to Junnosuke since he does not really
know how to be a proper parent to the boy, but he begins to warm up to
him when he discovers that Junnosuke is actually a big fan of his work
Sho-nen Bo-ken-dan and the boy is equally awestruck and delighted that
the author to his favorite series is right before his eyes. Over the
course of the film, both become quite close and Junnosuke begins
writing and even ends up having one of his own stories published in
the Sho-nen Bo-ken-dan serial.
The relationship between Hiromi and Chagawa also develops over the
course of the film, as Hiromi suggests that she could move in and help
raise Junnosuke. He eventually proposes to her on Christmas Eve,
albeit with an empty box as he cannot yet afford a ring. Touched, she
accepts his proposal, but then disappears the following day, seemingly
gone from the neighborhood, and thus from Chagawa's life, forever. Her
shop is put up for rent and it is revealed that she's "sold" herself
off due to the inability to pay off a huge debt.
Somewhere along the way, Junnosuke gets a hold of his mother's
whereabouts and sets off to find her, but his attempt ends in failure.
Despite this, a wealthy businessman appears one day and claims to be
Junnosuke's father. He tells Chagawa that he plans on adopting
Junnosuke into his family and reclaim him as the heir to his business
empire. Chagawa sends the boy off, thinking that Junnosuke would be
much better off with his real father in a wealthy home than with him.
After all, Chagawa is quite poor, and does not consider himself a good
parent; he feels particularly lost in this matter without Hiromi.
Junnosuke escapes, however, and returns to Chagawa, insisting, despite
the writer's violent protests, that he would much rather stay with
him.
On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:03:02 +1100, Who <who@whocares.com> wrote:
>Well, Sum Yung Gai, I for one had never seen Santa San before, and I
>really enjoyed it!
>
>Thanks, and happy Christmas.
>
>Love
>
>Who
>
>On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:18:39 -0800, Sum Yung Gai
><sumyunggai@sumwhere.org> wrote:
>
>>Trying again. I tried to upload all parts at once, Agent worked away
>>at it, and then I got a message that the files were too big, so I am
>>going to try just one at a time.
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