Madadayo(1993)

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.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda

Actors: Tatsuo Matsumura, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui, Akira Terao, Takeshi Kusaka, Asei Kobayashi, Kyôko Kagawa, Mitsuru Hirata, Takao Zushi

Release date: 1993-04-17

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 2h 14m

Ratings:

• 7.3/10
• 87%
• 79/100