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Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Sekigawa, Kajirō Yamamoto

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Yoshiko Okamoto, Elder Sister
Mitsue Tachibana
Mitsue Tachibana
Aiko Okamoto, Younger sister
Itoko Kôno
Itoko Kôno
Fumie, Actress
Yuriko Hamada
Yuriko Hamada
Tokiko, Second Dancing Girl
Michiko Kayama
Michiko Kayama
Kimiko, Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Sayuri Tanima
Sayuri Tanima
Shizumi, Dancing girl (uncredited)
Sumie Tsubaki
Sumie Tsubaki
Chiyoko Hori, Chauffeur's Wife (uncredited)
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Takamine
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Fujita
Kenji Susukida
Kenji Susukida
Gintaro Okamoto, Father
Chieko Takehisa
Chieko Takehisa
Kin Okamoto, Mother
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Seizo Hori, Chauffeur (uncredited)
Ichirô Chiba
Ichirô Chiba
Matsui, Light Man (uncredited)
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Theatre manager (uncredited)
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Section chief (uncredited)
Hyo Kitazawa
Hyo Kitazawa
Director (uncredited)
Kenzo Asada
Kenzo Asada
Kume (uncredited)
Yônosuke Toba
Yônosuke Toba
Okamoto's colleague (uncredited)
Sachiko Mitani
Sachiko Mitani
Haruko, Dancing girl (uncredited)
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Himself (uncredited)

Crews

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Hideo Sekigawa
Hideo Sekigawa
Director
Yusaku Yamagata
Yusaku Yamagata
Writer
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Writer
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Director
Noboru Itô
Noboru Itô
Original Music Composer
Taiichi Kankura
Taiichi Kankura
Director of Photography
Mitsuo Miura
Mitsuo Miura
Director of Photography
Takeo Kita
Takeo Kita
Production Design
Keiji Kitagawa
Keiji Kitagawa
Production Design
Takeo Ito
Takeo Ito
Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Keiji Matsuzaki
Keiji Matsuzaki
Executive Producer
Ryo Takei
Ryo Takei
Executive Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Executive Producer

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