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Basic Info
Release: April 17, 1993
Runtime: 134 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (126 votes)
Status: Released
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Madadayo

1993 134 min ⭐ 7.3/10 126 votes
Overview

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.

Genres
Drama Comedy
Production Countries
  • Japan
Spoken Languages
  • Japanese ja
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Cast
Tatsuo Matsumura
Tatsuo Matsumura
Prof. Hyakken Uchida
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Professor's Wife
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Takayama
George Tokoro
George Tokoro
Amaki
Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui
Kiriyama
Akira Terao
Akira Terao
Sawamura
Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka
Dr. Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi
Rev. Kameyama
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Takayama's Son
Yoshitaka Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Neighbor
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
Tada
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Old Lady Holding a Cat
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
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