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Basic Info
Release: May 02, 1946

Those Who Make Tomorrow

1946
Overview

In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the growing labor movement when workers around them strike for better conditions. As their conservative father opposes their activism, his own dismissal forces him to confront the realities of class struggle and join their fight for a fairer future. Now considered a lost film, Those Who Make Tomorrow was produced by Toho to promote unionization during Japan’s Allied Occupation.

Genres
Drama
Production Countries
  • Japan
Spoken Languages
  • Japanese ja

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Cast
Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Yoshiko Okamoto, Elder Sister
Mitsue Tachibana
Mitsue Tachibana
Aiko Okamoto, Younger sister
Itoko Kōno
Itoko Kōno
Fumie, Actress
Yuriko Hamada
Yuriko Hamada
Tokiko, Second Dancing Girl
Michiko Kayama
Kimiko, Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Sayuri Tanima
Shizumi, Dancing girl (uncredited)
Sumie Tsubaki
Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife (uncredited)
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Takamine
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Fujita
Kenji Susukida
Kenji Susukida
Gintaro Okamoto, Father
Chieko Takehisa
Chieko Takehisa
Kin Okamoto, Mother
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Seizo Hori, Chauffeur (uncredited)
Crew
Yusaku Yamagata
Writer
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Writer
Hideo Sekigawa
Hideo Sekigawa
Director
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Director
Ryo Takei
Executive Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Executive Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Keiji Matsuzaki
Executive Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
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