CinemaOSMovie · 1993 · 2h 14m

Madadayo

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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.

Directed byAkira Kurosawa

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 14m
Language
JA
Released
April 17, 1993
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$1,900,000
Studios
Tokuma Shotendentsu Music and EntertainmentDaiei Film

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Mâdadayo (1993) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Produced by
Hisao Kurosawa

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