Tomorrow (1988)

Plot Summary

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).

Full Cast & Characters

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

Director & Crew

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