Asu o tsukuru hitobito (1946)

Two sisters, one a dancer and the other a script supervisor at a big movie studio, become embroiled in union activities when a strike is called in sympathy with striking railroad workers, ... See full summary »

Directors:

Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Sekigawa,

Writers:

Yûsaku Yamagata, Kajirô Yamamoto

Stars:

Susumu Fujita, Hideko Takamine, Kenji Susukida

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susumu Fujita	...	Fujita
Hideko Takamine	...	Takamine
Kenji Susukida	...	Gintaro Okamoto, Father
Masayuki Mori	...	Seizo Hori, Chauffeur
Chieko Takehisa	...	Kin Okamoto, Mother
Takashi Shimura	...	Theatre manager
Yônosuke Toba	...	Okamoto's colleague
Masao Shimizu	...	Section chief
Hyô Kitazawa	...	Director
Kenzô Asada	...	Kume
Ichirô Chiba	...	Matsui, Light Man
Sumie Tsubaki	...	Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife
Sayuri Tanima	...	Shizumi, Dancing girl
Sachiko Mitani	...	Haruko, Dancing girl
Itoko Kono	...	Fumie, Actress

Storyline

Two sisters, one a dancer and the other a script supervisor at a big movie studio, become embroiled in union activities when a strike is called in sympathy with striking railroad workers, one of whom boards with the sisters and their parents. The girls' father argues with them about their strike, but finds his views changing when he himself loses his job.

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Plot Keywords:

propaganda

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 May 1946 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ceux qui bâtissent l'avenir

Filming Locations:

Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Co-director Akira Kurosawa was forced by Toho studios to participate in this film's production, but disliked having to do so and never included it in his credits.

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