Madadayo
1993/04/17 (US) | 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.
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Tatsuo Matsumura
Prof. Hyakken Uchida
Kyōko Kagawa
Professor's Wife
Hisashi Igawa
Takayama
George Tokoro
Amaki
Masayuki Yui
Kiriyama
Akira Terao
Sawamura
Takeshi Kusaka
Dr. Kobayashi
Budget
$ 8,000,000
Revenue
$ 1,900,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Tokuma Shoten
- dentsu Music and Entertainment
- Kurosawa Production
- Daiei Film
Crews
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Storyboard Artist
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Hyakken Uchida
Original Story