Madadayo (1993)

7.3 | Apr 17, 1993 (JP) | Drama, Comedy | 02:14

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Budget: 8 000 000 | Revenue: 1 900 000

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.