Madadayo

Movie
Audience Score
73
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NR 2 hr 14 minDrama, Comedy
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.
StarringTatsuo MatsumuraKyōko KagawaHisashi Igawa
DirectorAkira Kurosawa

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Tokuma Shoten, dentsu Music And Entertainment, Kurosawa Production, Daiei Film
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