Ashita no kioku 2006

Dennis Lim, Los Angeles Times: The script's subtler nuances are too often drowned out by awkward histrionics. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Watanabe brings ferocious commitment to the sort of role that many an American awards body has been known to champion. Read more

Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: This heartfelt tale of disintegration and acceptance, seasoned with family devotion, will both raise and soothe the anxieties of those of us who regularly ask ourselves why we came into the kitchen two minutes ago. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Sensitively directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi from a well-constructed script. Read more

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. Read more

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Russell Edwards, Variety: An outstanding perf and a methodically constructed script about the early onset of Alzheimer's disease makes Japanese meller Memories of Tomorrow an emotionally gripping experience. Read more

Charles Petersen, Village Voice: Of course, it's no surprise that a melodrama would be melodramatic. But that doesn't mean it has to be graceless, and grace, that virtue most characteristic of Japanese film, is what Memories of Tomorrow completely lacks. Read more