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    Memories of Tomorrow

    Japanese poster of the movie Memories of Tomorrow
    Ashita no kioku
    Japan
    2006     Drama    
    2h 2min
    Original lang: Japanese

    Masayuki Saeki, working in an advertising agency, is turning 50 this year. His life is filled with ordinally happiness. Such a happy man is suddenly diagnosed with "Early Onset Alzheimer's disease".

    "Why...Why it has to be me?!"

    Masayuki begins to fight against this disease by taking memo for everything in order to retain his memory; however, he starts to forget his colleagues at work, and the street he goes through everyday becomes a strange scenary to him...His wife, Emiko, accepts his husband's situation with love and support and fights against this disease with him, until the day comes...

    "Are you sure? Even if I will become someone who is not me..."

    He is going to forget the life that they had together. Emiko answers calmly to his husband,

    "I'm here. I will be here, always."

    Then several summers passes by. Even if "memory" is lost, still the beautiful sunset will not be forgotten. The sunset is always shining in the air.

    Directed byYukihiko Tsutsumi
    Written byHiroshi Ogiwara, Hakaru Sunamoto
    CompanyEleven ArtsEleven ArtsEleven Arts

    Starring

    Ken Watanabe
    Kanako Higuchi
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