Madadayo (1993)

• Drama
• Comedy

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.

Rating

7.3 / 10 (142 votes)

Release date

April 17, 1993

Runtime

2h 14m

Language

Japanese

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Status

Released