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Madadayo

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Original title

Madadayo

Year

1993

Running time

134 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenwriter

Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda. Book: Hyakken Uchida

Cast

Music

Shinichirô Ikebe

Cinematography

Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda

Producer

Kurosawa Production Co., Dentsu Inc, Tokuma Shoten, Daiei Eiga

Genre

Drama | II World War. Old Age / Elderly

Synopsis

This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forties. He was a university professor until an air raid, when he left to become a writer and has to live in a hut. His mood has hardly changed, not by the change nor by time. Every year his students celebrate his birthday, issuing the question "Mahda kai?" (not yet?), just to hear Uehida-san's answer "Madada yo!" (No, not yet!), in a ritual of self affirmation, and desires of lasting forever. It's a very "japanese" film who portrays everyday life and customs in Japan.

Rankings Position

#107 Best Movies and TV Series about the Second World War

Awards: 1994: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: 4 awards. 7 nominations

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Madadayo

1993

Akira Kurosawa

7.0

(1,355)