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Madadayo  (1993)


7.3|17 Apr, 1993|134 min
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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.
Language

日本語 


Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $1,900,000
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Keywords
birthday party
tribute
teacher student relationship
post war japan
1940s
memories of teachers
lost cats

Casts

Tatsuo Matsumura
Tatsuo Matsumura
Prof. Hyakken Uchida
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Professor's Wife
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Takayama
George Tokoro
George Tokoro
Amaki
Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui
Kiriyama
Akira Terao
Akira Terao
Sawamura
Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka
Dr. Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi
Rev. Kameyama
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Takayama's Son
Yoshitaka Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Neighbor
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
Tada
Noriko Honma
Old Lady Holding a Cat
Shigeo Katō
Shigeo Katō
Stationmaster
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Man Who Bought the Land
Utaroku Miyakoya
Packhorse Driver
Kimihiro Reizei
Kimihiro Reizei
Murayama
Kinzō Sakura
Kinzō Sakura
Policeman
Mieko Suzuki
Fishmonger's Daughter
Tetsuo Yamashita
Landlord
Takao Zushi
Takao Zushi
Kitamura
Nobuto Okamoto
Ota
Tetsu Watanabe
Tetsu Watanabe
Norio Matsui
Akihiko Sugizaki
Shû Nakajima
Shû Nakajima
Ryûjirô Oki
Tetsuya Ito
Masuo Amada
Masuo Amada
Minoru Hirano
Minoru Hirano
Kazuhiko Kasai
Kazuhiko Kasai
Eiji Bandō
Eiji Bandō
Masahiko Tanimura
Masahiko Tanimura
Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko Otakara
Toshihiko Nakano

Crews

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Shinichirô Ikebe
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Storyboard Artist
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Hyakken Uchida
Original Story
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Editor
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Art Direction
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design

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