Those Who Make Tomorrow
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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.
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Cast
20 people
Chieko Nakakita
Yoshiko Okamoto, Elder Sister
Known for
Drunken Angel
One Wonderful Sunday
Mitsue Tachibana
Aiko Okamoto, Younger sister
Known for
Repast
Itoko Kono
Fumie, Actress
Known for
The Most Beautiful
Yuriko Hamada
Tokiko, Second Dancing Girl
Also in
Vendetta of a Samurai
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Michiko Kayama
Kimiko, Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Also in
Ningen moyo
Eleven High School Girls
Sayuri Tanima
Shizumi, Dancing girl (uncredited)
Known for
The Most Beautiful
No Regrets for Our Youth
Sumie Tsubaki
Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife (uncredited)
Also in
Tokyo Rhapsody
The Whole Family Works
Hideko Takamine
Takamine
Known for
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Floating Clouds
Susumu Fujita
Fujita
Known for
The Hidden Fortress
Sanshiro Sugata
Kenji Susukida
Gintaro Okamoto, Father
Also in
Magic Boy
Tuition
Chieko Takehisa
Kin Okamoto, Mother
Also in
Learn from Experience, Part One
Horse
Masayuki Mori
Seizo Hori, Chauffeur (uncredited)
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Akira Kurosawa Director · Kajirō Yamamoto Director Hideo Sekigawa Director
First release May 2, 1946 · Produced in Japan · Original title 明日を創る人々
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
明日を創る人々
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 2, 1946
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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