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Madadayo

Madadayo

Apr 17, 1993 2h 14m
7.34
122 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Madadayo
Companies Tokuma Shoten, dentsu Music And Entertainment, Kurosawa Production, Daiei Film
Countries Japan
Keywords birthday party, tribute, teacher student relationship, post war japan, 1940s, memories of teachers, lost cats