Madadayo (1993)

Madadayo (1993)

1993-04-17 Japan 134 Min. PG-13
7.329 117 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

松村達雄 is Prof. Hyakken Uchida
Prof. Hyakken Uchida
香川京子 is Professor's Wife
Professor's Wife
井川比佐志 is Takayama
Masayuki Yui is Kiriyama
Kiriyama
寺尾聰 is Sawamura
Sawamura
Takeshi Kusaka is Dr. Kobayashi
Dr. Kobayashi
Asei Kobayashi is Rev. Kameyama
Rev. Kameyama
吉岡秀隆 is Takayama's Son
Takayama's Son
Yoshitaka Zushi is Neighbor
平田満 is Tada
本間文子 is Old Lady Holding a Cat
Old Lady Holding a Cat