Memories of Tomorrow

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Memories of Tomorrow

2006

2h 2m

Drama

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

Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Memories of Tomorrow is the first movie I've seen about the disease that is told from the sick person's point of view.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 30, 2007

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Watanabe brings ferocious commitment to the sort of role that many an American awards body has been known to champion.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 29, 2007

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

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.

Nov 13, 2019

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Ken Watanabe makes his character's whirlwind of fear, anger, and defeat painfully immediate.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 20, 2012

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Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat

This would be a totally manipulative disease-of-the-week movie, were it not for Tsutsumi's gentle direction and Watanabe's intense performance.

Jul 15, 2007

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william d

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Simple & Sad, Good performance from Watanabe

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

æ~æ-¥ã? (R)è¨~æ¶ï 1/4What a tear jerker... (;_;)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Director

Ken Watanabe

Masayuki Saeki

Kanako Higuchi

Emiko Saeki

Kenji Sakaguchi

Naoya Ito

Kazue Fukiishi

Rie Saeki

Asami Mizukawa

Keiko Ikuno

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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