Through the team up of rising-star director Yamazaki and top live action production company ROBOT, ALWAYS welcomes you to ordinary life in Tokyo of the '50s. Based on tremendous research on the period, the best craftspeople in the industry created impressive location settings, provided perfect props, and rebuilt the world of the '50s using the latest stunning visual effect techniques. With this perfectly re-created backdrop, nostalgically remembered as the Showa era by Japanese people, the film tells a universal story; that is, love among families, love between people, and the meaning of life.