Madadayo
まあだだよ
Japan • 1993
Director
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterIshirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
CinematographerTakao Saitō, Shôji Ueda
ComposerShinichiro Ikebe
EditorAkira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda
ProducerHisao Kurosawa