Madadayo (1993)
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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Cast
- Tatsuo Matsumura — Prof. Hyakken Uchida
- Kyōko Kagawa — Professor's Wife
- Hisashi Igawa — Takayama
- George Tokoro — Amaki
- Masayuki Yui — Kiriyama
- Akira Terao — Sawamura
- Takeshi Kusaka — Dr. Kobayashi
- Asei Kobayashi — Rev. Kameyama
- Hidetaka Yoshioka — Takayama's Son
- Yoshitaka Zushi — Neighbor
- Mitsuru Hirata — Tada
- Noriko Honma — Old Lady Holding a Cat
Where to watch Madadayo
Criterion Channel
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