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Madadayo

7.3/10
TMDB142 votes
Original: 134 min

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.

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About Madadayo

Madadayo (1993) is a film in the drama, comedy genres. Directed by . The cast includes Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro.

Released
Original language
Runtime
134 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Tokuma Shoten, dentsu Music and Entertainment, Kurosawa Production, Daiei Film
Writers
Akira Kurosawa

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What is Madadayo about?

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.

Who stars in Madadayo?

Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui, Akira Terao. See the cast cards above for character names.

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