Movie
Madadayo
Released: April 17, 1993 (1993)
Runtime: 134 minutes
Genres: Drama, Comedy
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Prof. Hyakken Uchida
Age at release: 78
- Takeshi Kusaka as Dr. Kobayashi
Age at release: 62
- Kyōko Kagawa as Professor's Wife
Age at release: 61
- Hisashi Igawa as Takayama
Age at release: 56
- Masayuki Yui as Kiriyama
Age at release: 45
- Akira Terao as Sawamura
Age at release: 45
- Mitsuru Hirata as Tada
Age at release: 39
- George Tokoro as Amaki
Age at release: 38
- Yoshitaka Zushi as Neighbor
Age at release: 38
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Takayama's Son
Age at release: 22
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- Noriko Honma as Old Lady Holding a Cat
Age at release: 81
- Shigeo Katō as Stationmaster
Age at release: 67
- Kōjirō Kusanagi as Man Who Bought the Land
Age at release: 63
- Utaroku Miyakoya as Packhorse Driver
Age at release: 62
Age at release: 55
Age at release: 54
Age at release: 53
- Kimihiro Reizei as Murayama
Age at release: 46
- Takao Zushi as Kitamura
Age at release: 46
- Nobuto Okamoto as Ota
Age at release: 45
Age at release: 44
Age at release: 43
Age at release: 42
- Kinzō Sakura as Policeman
Age at release: 36
Age at release: 35
- Mieko Suzuki as Fishmonger's Daughter
Age at release: 19
- Tetsuo Yamashita as Landlord
Age at release: Unknown
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Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown