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

Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui, Akira Terao, Takeshi Kusaka, Asei Kobayashi

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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.

When was "Madadayo" released?

Madadayo was released in 1993.

Who stars in "Madadayo"?

The cast includes Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro.

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