Madadayo

Synopsis

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Written by

Akira Kurosawa

Music

Shinichiro Ikebe

Studio

Tokuma Shoten

Released

17 April 1993

Genres

Drama, Comedy