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Madadayo

Movie·1993·Drama, Comedy·2h 14m·7.3 (133)·Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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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.

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Tatsuo MatsumuraTatsuo MatsumuraProf. Hyakken UchidaKyōko KagawaKyōko KagawaProfessor's WifeHisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaTakayamaGeorge TokoroGeorge TokoroAmakiMasayuki YuiMasayuki YuiKiriyamaAkira TeraoAkira TeraoSawamuraTakeshi KusakaTakeshi KusakaDr. KobayashiAsei KobayashiAsei KobayashiRev. Kameyama

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