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Madadayo

First aired on Apr 17, 1993

Runtime: 134mins

70%

Genres: Drama, Comedy

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.

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Tatsuo Matsumura | Prof. Hyakken Uchida
Kyōko Kagawa | Professor's Wife
Hisashi Igawa | Takayama
George Tokoro | Amaki
Masayuki Yui | Kiriyama
Akira Terao | Sawamura
Featured Crew
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Akira Kurosawa | Director
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Shinichirô Ikebe | Original Music Composer
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Takao Saitō | Director of Photography
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Shôji Ueda | Director of Photography
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Akira Kurosawa | Storyboard Artist
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Akira Kurosawa | Editor