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Those Who Make Tomorrow

Original title: Asu o tsukuru hitobito
  • 19461946
  • 1h 22m
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6.4/10
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Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
Drama
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, on... Read allTwo 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 ab... Read allTwo 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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
190
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    • Akira Kurosawa
    • Hideo Sekigawa
    • Kajirô Yamamoto
    • Yûsaku Yamagata(screenplay)
    • Kajirô Yamamoto(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takashi Shimura
    • Kenji Susukida
    • Masayuki Mori
    • Akira Kurosawa
    • Hideo Sekigawa
    • Kajirô Yamamoto
    • Yûsaku Yamagata(screenplay)
    • Kajirô Yamamoto(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Takashi Shimura
    • Kenji Susukida
    • Masayuki Mori
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    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Theatre manager
    Kenji Susukida
    • Gintaro Okamoto, Father
    Masayuki Mori
    Masayuki Mori
    • Seizo Hori, Chauffeur
    Sumie Tsubaki
    • Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife
    Chieko Nakakita
    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
    Itoko Kôno
    • Fumie, Actress
    Ichirô Chiba
    • Matsui, Lightman
    Masao Shimizu
    Masao Shimizu
    • Section chief
    Yuriko Hamada
    • Tokiko, 2nd Dancing Girl
    Sachiko Mitani
    • Haruko, 3rd Dancing girl
    Michiko Kayama
    • Kimiko, Dancing Girl
    Yônosuke Toba
    • Okamoto's colleague
    Susumu Fujita
    • Self - Fujita
      • Akira Kurosawa
      • Hideo Sekigawa
      • Kajirô Yamamoto
      • Yûsaku Yamagata(screenplay)
      • Kajirô Yamamoto(screenplay)
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      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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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1946 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • 1 hour 22 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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