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Madadayo

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Madadayo

7.3

2h 14m

1993

Synopsis

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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Trailer

DramaComedy

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Cast & Crew

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

as Prof. Hyakken Uchida

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

as Professor's Wife

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

as Takayama

George Tokoro

George Tokoro

as Amaki

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki Yui

as Kiriyama

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

as Sawamura

Takeshi Kusaka

Takeshi Kusaka

as Dr. Kobayashi

Asei Kobayashi

Asei Kobayashi

as Rev. Kameyama

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

as Takayama's Son

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