Madadayo
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Hisashi Igawa
Kyoko Kagawa
Tatsuo Matsumura
Akira Terao
Takeshi Kusaka
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1943, as the tide of war shifts against Japan, Professor Hyakken Uchida leaves his teaching position to begin his career as a writer. With the warm wishes of his students, he sets out to start anew. His former students decide to visit the professor to thank him for all the good he had done as their dutiful teacher. Through their frequent visits, they develop a new admiration for his wisdom and his offbeat sense of humor. They hold annual birthday parties for the professor, toasting him with the question 'Mahda-kai?' ('Are you ready?' to go on to the other world), to which Professor Uchida always answers back with a smile, 'Madadayo' ('No, not yet').
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Hisashi Igawa
Kyoko Kagawa
Tatsuo Matsumura
Akira Terao
Takeshi Kusaka
Asei Kobayashi
George Tokoro
Masayuki Yui
Crew
Jeanette Amano
Ishiro Honda
Shin'ichiro Ikebe
Yuzo Irie
Gohei Kogure
Akira Kurosawa
Hisao Kurosawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Yoshiro Muraki
Hideo Nishizaki
Takao Saito
Takeji Sano
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Hyakken Uchida
Masaharu Ueda
Yo Yamamoto
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1998 award for Best Foreign Language Film from the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Released in United States May 1993
Released in United States on Video March 13, 2001
Released in United States September 1993
Released in United States Spring March 20, 1998
Re-released in United States September 1, 2000
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) May 13-24, 1993.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Special Presentation) September 9-18, 1993.
Began shooting February 22, 1992.
Completed shooting Late September 1992.
Akira Kurosawa's final film.
Professor Hyakken Uchida died in 1971 at the age of 82.
This, his 30th feature, marks Kurosawa's return to Daiei Studios after a 40-year hiatus. The last film he made with Daiei was the classic "Roshomon" (Japan/1950).
Released in United States on Video March 13, 2001
Released in United States Spring March 20, 1998
Released in United States May 1993 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) May 13-24, 1993.)
Released in United States September 1993 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Special Presentation) September 9-18, 1993.)
Re-released in United States September 1, 2000 (Cinema Village; New York City)
