Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
Asu o tsukuru hitobito (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 22min
- Drama
- 02 May 1946 (Japan)
- Movie
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...
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
Theatre manager
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Kenji Susukida | ... |
Gintaro Okamoto, Father
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| Masayuki Mori | ... |
Seizo Hori, Chauffeur
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Sumie Tsubaki | ... |
Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife
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| Chieko Nakakita | ... |
Yoshiko Okamoto, Elder Sister
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Sayuri Tanima | ... |
Shizumi, Dancing girl
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Chieko Takehisa | ... |
Kin Okamoto, Mother
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Mitsue Tachibana | ... |
Aiko Okamoto, Younger sister
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Hyô Kitazawa | ... |
Director
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Kenzô Asada | ... |
Kume
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| Itoko Kôno | ... |
Fumie, Actress
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Ichirô Chiba | ... |
Matsui, Lightman
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| Masao Shimizu | ... |
Section chief
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Yuriko Hamada | ... |
Tokiko, 2nd Dancing Girl
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Sachiko Mitani | ... |
Haruko, 3rd Dancing girl
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Michiko Kayama | ... |
Kimiko, Dancing Girl
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Yônosuke Toba | ... |
Okamoto's colleague
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Susumu Fujita | ... |
Self - Fujita
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| Hideko Takamine | ... |
Self - Takamine
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| Seizaburô Kawazu | ... |
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Directed by
| Akira Kurosawa | ||
| Hideo Sekigawa | ||
| Kajirô Yamamoto | ||
Written by
| Yûsaku Yamagata | ... | (screenplay) |
| Kajirô Yamamoto | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Keiji Matsuzaki | ... | producer |
| Sôjirô Motoki | ... | producer |
| Ryô Takei | ... | producer |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Noboru Itô | ||
Cinematography by
| Takeo Itô | ||
| Taiichi Kankura | ||
| Mitsuo Miura | ||
Production Design by
| Takeo Kita | ||
| Keiji Kitagawa | ||
Art Direction by
| Takeo Kita | ||
| Keiji Kitagawa | ||
Sound Department
| Masatoshi Karahima | ... | sound |
| Isamu Suzuki | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kenzô Gin'ya | ... | lighting technician (as Kenzo Ginya) |
| Iwaharu Hiraoka | ... | lighting technician |
| Sôichi Yokoi | ... | lighting technician |
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- Toho (1946) (Japan) (theatrical)
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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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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. See more » |