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Cast
Chieko Nakakita
as Yoshiko Okamoto, Elder Sister
Mitsue Tachibana
as Aiko Okamoto, Younger sister
Itoko Kono
as Fumie, Actress
Yuriko Hamada
as Tokiko, Second Dancing Girl
Michiko Kayama
as Kimiko, Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Sayuri Tanima
as Shizumi, Dancing girl (uncredited)
Sumie Tsubaki
as Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife (uncredited)
Hideko Takamine
as Takamine
Susumu Fujita
as Fujita
Kenji Susukida
as Gintaro Okamoto, Father
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1946
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorHideo Sekigawa, Kajirō Yamamoto, Akira Kurosawa
WritersYusaku Yamagata, Kajirō Yamamoto
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThose Who Make Tomorrow
About Those Who Make Tomorrow
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.
Directed by Hideo Sekigawa, Kajirō Yamamoto, Akira Kurosawa, Those Who Make Tomorrow leans on a strong ensemble — Chieko Nakakita, Mitsue Tachibana, Itoko Kono — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1946.
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