Madadayo (1993)

Mâdada yo

134 min★ 7.3 · 6,864 votes

• Drama

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.

Release date

April 7, 1994

Country of origin

Japan

Budget

$8,000,000

Box office

$1,900,000