, also known as ''Ashita'' and ''Tomorrow – ashita'' is a 1988

Japanese film The , also known domestically as , has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2022, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced, producing 634 fi ...

co-written and directed by

Kazuo Kuroki was a Japanese film director who was particularly known for his films on World War II and the question of personal guilt. Career While Kuroki was often listed as being born in Miyazaki Prefecture, he was actually born in Matsusaka, Mie. He att ...

. It is the first film in Kuroki’s "War Requiem" thematic trilogy, followed by '' A Boy’s Summer in 1945'' (2002) and '' The Face of Jizo'' (2004).

Premise

''Tomorrow'' follows the lives of the people of

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on August 8, 1945, the day before the

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dropped an atomic bomb on the city. These include a newlywed couple, a pregnant mother and a boy drafted into the army. It chronicles their struggles, their hopes and their dreams for the future, juxtaposed with the reality of what will transpire the following day.

Cast

Awards and nominations

13th

Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''. Categories *Best Picture *Best International Picture *Best Animated Picture (since 2017) *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best New Artist ...

*Won: Best Film

References

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* 1988 films Films directed by Kazuo Kuroki 1980s Japanese-language films 1980s Japanese films Films scored by Teizo Matsumura Films based on Japanese novels {{1980s-Japan-film-stub