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Memories of Tomorrow

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The early onset of Alzheimer's disease ruins the life of a successful businessman.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 11/30/2007
3.5/4
Memories of Tomorrow is the first movie I've seen about the disease that is told from the sick person's point of view. Go to Full Review
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune 11/29/2007
2.5/4
Watanabe brings ferocious commitment to the sort of role that many an American awards body has been known to champion. Go to Full Review
Dennis Lim Los Angeles Times 06/08/2007
2.5/5
The script's subtler nuances are too often drowned out by awkward histrionics. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/13/2019
Already an award winner, Memories of Tomorrow is one of my Must See Films of the Year. There won't be a dry eye in the house. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/20/2012
3.5/4
Ken Watanabe makes his character's whirlwind of fear, anger, and defeat painfully immediate. Go to Full Review
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat 07/15/2007
This would be a totally manipulative disease-of-the-week movie, were it not for Tsutsumi's gentle direction and Watanabe's intense performance. Go to Full Review
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william d @acsdoug 07/19/2021 A decent depiction of a man's descent into dementia, although I found it a bit too cliche-ridden and overly sentimental to recommend. Ken Watanabe as the Alzheimers-stricken husband is the focal point, but if you ask me, Kanako Higuchi as the devoted wife steals the show. See more 11/24/2013 What will happen if a successful salaryman suddenly starts to lose his memory? Ken Watanabe played the role convincingly as the man battling with Alzheimer's disease. The first 2/3 of the movie had all the highlights of the film. One scene I found significant is when Ken said goodbye to his team. His team gave him a send off that is both funny and moving. See more 12/05/2012 Simple & Sad, Good performance from Watanabe See more 10/15/2011 æ~æ-¥ã? (R)è¨~æ¶ï 1/4What a tear jerker... (;_;) See more 03/06/2011 Apparently a better translation of the title is Remembering For Tomorrow, which works a lot better as it's a drama about a Japanese businessman discovering that his increasing lapses of memory are really the early onset of Alzheimers. Set over the next few years,everything - his job, his relationship with his wife, his self-assurance- gets overturned as the disease takes hold. The soundtrack is truly dreadful (unless you love violins) but the acting is genuine and the story is heartbreaking...get the hankies in before you watch. See more 05/17/2010 This is such a true story. It is not important anymore for Watanabt recovering or not, but the message of family, help, hope and love it brings along. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The early onset of Alzheimer's disease ruins the life of a successful businessman.
Director
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Screenwriter
Hakaru Sunamoto, Uiko Miura
Production Co
Toei Tokyo, Office Crescendo
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Box Office (Gross USA)
$140.2K
Runtime
2h 2m