Madadayo (1993)

04/17/1993 (JP) • 2h 14m

Drama, Comedy

Overview

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.

Top Billed Cast

Tatsuo Matsumura

Prof. Hyakken Uchida

Kyōko Kagawa

Professor's Wife

Masayuki Yui

Kiriyama

Akira Terao

Sawamura

Takeshi Kusaka

Dr. Kobayashi

Asei Kobayashi

Rev. Kameyama

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Takayama's Son


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$8,000,000.00

Revenue

$1,900,000.00

Keywords

birthday party

tribute

teacher student relationship

post war japan

1940s

memories of teachers

lost cats

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