1 Movie Starring Tatsuo Matsumura

Madadayo

Madadayo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-20

Languages:

Japanese, English

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

134 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (3215 Reviews)

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Akira Kurosawa

Hyakken Uchida (essays)

Fullplot:

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.

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