Madadayo (1993)

Madadayo (1993)

1993-04-17 Japan 134 Min. PG-13
7.3 126 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.

Cast

松村達雄 is Prof. Hyakken Uchida
Prof. Hyakken Uchida
香川京子 is Professor's Wife
Professor's Wife
井川比佐志 is Takayama
油井昌由樹 is Kiriyama
寺尾聰 is Sawamura
Sawamura
日下武史 is Dr. Kobayashi
Dr. Kobayashi
小林亜星 is Rev. Kameyama
Rev. Kameyama
吉岡秀隆 is Takayama's Son
Takayama's Son
頭師佳孝 is Neighbor
Neighbor
平田満 is Tada
本間文子 is Old Lady Holding a Cat
Old Lady Holding a Cat