Tomorrow

Tomorrow

Tomorrow - ashita
🎞️ Movie 105 min JP
โ˜… 7.2 /10 1988

On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of people in Nagasaki the day before that fateful event. It presents the human drama of people's lives, and their feelings of joy and sadness. These include a newlywed couple, an expectant mother, and lovers who must say farewell because the boy is called to serve in the army. Each of these people, like others in the city, hoped to live with their dreams for ‘tomorrow’. But tomorrow never comes for them, as their lives are brought to an abrupt and unexpected end. Knowing how the story ends, in this case, doesn't detract from it at all; rather, it enhances the emotional impact, which is further heightened by the poignant musical score from Teizo Matsumura. 'Ashita' is the first film in Kazuo Kuroki's 'War Requiem Trilogy,' which also includes 'Utsukushii Natsu Kirishima' (2002) and 'Chichi to Kuraseba' (2004).

Cast

Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi
Tsuruko
Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi
Yae's married sister
Kaho Minami
Kaho Minami
Yae Miura
Kaho Minami
Kaho Minami
Yae Nakagawa
Kaho Minami
Kaho Minami
Shôji's bride
Nobuko Sendô
Nobuko Sendô
Akiko Miura
Nobuko Sendô
Nobuko Sendô
Yae's unmarried sister
Michiko Araki
Michiko Araki
Fujio's mother
Moeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa
Mine
Yoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada
Yamaguchi
Wakaba Irie
Wakaba Irie
Mitsue
Hiroko Isayama
Hiroko Isayama
Prostitute
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Natsuko Kahara
Midwife
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Arthur Kuroda
Ishihara
๐Ÿ‘ค
Teizô Matsumura
Composer
Tatsuo Suzuki
Tatsuo Suzuki
Cinematographer