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Madadayo (1993)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 2H 14M

Director : Akira Kurosawa
Writer : Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa

Synopsis

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.

Actors

Tatsuo Matsumura
Tatsuo Matsumura
Professor Hyakken Uchida
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Professor's Wife
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Takayama
George Tokoro
George Tokoro
Amaki
Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui
Kiriyama
Akira Terao
Akira Terao
Sawamura
Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka
Dr. Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi
Rev. Kameyama
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Takayama's son
Yoshitaka Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Neighbor
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
Tada
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Old lady holding a cat
Shigeo Katô
Shigeo Katô
Stationmaster
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Man who bought the land
Utaroku Miyakoya
Utaroku Miyakoya
Packhorse driver
Kimihiro Reizei
Kimihiro Reizei
Murayama
Kinzō Sakura
Kinzō Sakura
Police
Mie Suzuki
Mie Suzuki
Fishmonger's daughter
Tetsuo Yamashita
Tetsuo Yamashita
Landlord
Takao Zushi
Takao Zushi
Kitamura
Nobuto Okamoto
Nobuto Okamoto
Ota
Tetsu Watanabe
Tetsu Watanabe
Norio Matsui
Norio Matsui
Akihiko Sugizaki
Akihiko Sugizaki
Shû Nakajima
Shû Nakajima
Ryûjirô Oki
Ryûjirô Oki
Tetsuya Ito
Tetsuya Ito
Masuo Amada
Masuo Amada
Minoru Hirano
Minoru Hirano
Kazuhiko Kasai
Kazuhiko Kasai
Eiji Bandô
Eiji Bandô
Masahiko Tanimura
Masahiko Tanimura
Tomoko Ôtakara
Tomoko Ôtakara
Toshihiko Nakano
Toshihiko Nakano

Crews

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Shinichirô Ikebe
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Takao Saitō
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hyakken Uchida
Hyakken Uchida
Original Story
Hisao Kurosawa
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Producer
Yoshirô Muraki
Yoshirô Muraki
Art Direction
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Editor
Kazuko Kurosawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

Mâdadayo (1993) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Posters and backgrounds

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