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Madadayo

Madadayo (1993)

2h 14m | PG-13

⭐ 7.308 / 10

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.

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Studio: Tokuma Shoten

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

as Prof. Hyakken Uchida

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

as Professor's Wife

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

as Takayama

George Tokoro

George Tokoro

as Amaki

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki Yui

as Kiriyama

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

as Sawamura