Tomorrow

Tomorrow

1988 · 105 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

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).

Directed by Kazuo Kuroki · Written by Kazuo Kuroki

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Kaori Momoi Tsuruko Miura
Kaho Minami Yae Miura
Nobuko Sendo Akiko Miura
Arthur Kuroda Tsuneo Ishihara
Hiroyuki Nagato Taiichiro Miura
Shiro Sano Shoji Nakagawa
Kunie Tanaka Shoji's stepfather
Moeko Ezawa Shoji's mother
Yoshio Harada Yamaguchi
Haruko Mabuchi Tsui Miura
Shinichiro Okano Hiro
Osami Nabe Mizumoto

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