Madadayo
1993
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, Ishirô Honda
Writers:
Ishirô Honda, Akira Kurosawa, Hyakken Uchida
Awards:
6 wins & 4 nominations
Production:
Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
Country:
Japan
