Madadayo

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot

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.

Run Time

2h 14m

Original Title

まあだだよ

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Official Release Date

April 17, 1993

Available Via

Streaming on Criterion Channel

Kurosawa Production
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