Future Memories: Last Christmas

1992 1h 58m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Yuko dreams of being a best selling children's author, but as an adult she has made little progress. In her depression, she bonds with Ginko, a roadside fortune teller who has had a tragic love life. Both die the next day but appear 10 years before with their memories intact. Will they choose more wisely or be sunk by new unfulfilling choices between career and romance?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shizuka Kudo
Ginko Kanae
Misa Shimizu
Yuko Nando
David Ito
Takio Kurami
Motoya Izumi
Toshiya Natsuki
Toshiaki Karasawa
Kirinami
Fujiko F. Fujio
Palmist
Isao Hashizume
Hitoshi Urusawa
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Ikuo Sugita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers: Yoshimitsu Morita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takashi Kako. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Shizuka Kudo and Misa Shimizu and David Ito carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0189741 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshimitsu Morita directs. Yonezō Maeda behind the camera. Takashi Kako scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Takashi Kako. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shizuka Kudo and Misa Shimizu and David Ito carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0189741 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.