Those Who Make Tomorrow (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 (screenplay), Kajirô Yamamoto (screenplay)

Stars:

Takashi Shimura, Kenji Susukida, Masayuki Mori

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takashi Shimura	...	Theatre manager
Kenji Susukida	...	Gintaro Okamoto, Father
Masayuki Mori	...	Seizo Hori, Chauffeur
Sumie Tsubaki	...	Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife
Chieko Nakakita	...	Yoshiko Okamoto, Elder Sister
Sayuri Tanima	...	Shizumi, Dancing girl
Chieko Takehisa	...	Kin Okamoto, Mother
Mitsue Tachibana	...	Aiko Okamoto, Younger sister
Hyô Kitazawa	...	Director
Kenzô Asada	...	Kume
Itoko Kôno	...	Fumie, Actress
Ichirô Chiba	...	Matsui, Lightman
Masao Shimizu	...	Section chief
Yuriko Hamada	...	Tokiko, 2nd Dancing Girl
Sachiko Mitani	...	Haruko, 3rd Dancing girl

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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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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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 May 1946 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Anha ke farda ra misazand

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