Those Who Make Tomorrow

1h 22min

Drama

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.

Cast

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Yoshiko Okamoto, Elder Sister
Mitsue Tachibana

Mitsue Tachibana

Aiko Okamoto, Younger sister
Itoko Kōno

Itoko Kōno

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)
Kenji Susukida

Kenji Susukida

Gintaro Okamoto, Father
Chieko Takehisa

Chieko Takehisa

Kin Okamoto, Mother
Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Seizo Hori, Chauffeur (uncredited)
Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō 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)
Yōnosuke Toba

Yōnosuke Toba

Okamoto's colleague (uncredited)
Sachiko Mitani

Sachiko Mitani

Haruko, Dancing girl (uncredited)
Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Himself (uncredited)

Release date

2nd May 1946

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語