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Release Date:
20 March 1998 (USA)
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The final film by Japan's master filmmaker.
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This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forties...
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6 wins
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: December 8, 2009
(From Rope Of Silicon. 8 December 2009, 1:20 AM, PST)
Shemaroo releases 4-dvd pack of Akira Kurosawa films
(From BusinessofCinema. 6 August 2009, 10:32 AM, PDT)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 8 December 2009, 1:20 AM, PST)
Shemaroo releases 4-dvd pack of Akira Kurosawa films
(From BusinessofCinema. 6 August 2009, 10:32 AM, PDT)
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Madadayo travels deeper than most light comedies.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tatsuo Matsumura | ... | Professor Hyakken Uchida |
| Kyôko Kagawa | ... | Professor's Wife |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Takayama |
| Jôji Tokoro | ... | Amaki |
| Masayuki Yui | ... | Kiriyama |
| Akira Terao | ... | Sawamura |
| Takeshi Kusaka | ... | Dr. Kobayashi |
| Asei Kobayashi | ... | Rev. Kameyama |
| Hidetaka Yoshioka | ... | Takayama's son |
| Yoshitaka Zushi | ... | Neighbor |
| Mitsuru Hirata | ... | Tada |
| Nobuto Okamoto | ... | Ohta |
| Tetsu Watanabe | ||
| Norio Matsui | ||
| Murohide Sugizaki |
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134 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:PG |
UK:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Chile:TE |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:7 |
Singapore:PG |
West Germany:6 (bw)
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Tatsuo Matsumura was 79 years old when he played the Professor, portraying the professor between the ages of 58 and 77. Matsumura was older than his character throughout the movie, almost twenty years older than the Professor he portrayed for most of the picture.
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Factual errors: The story depicts Professor Hyakken's 60th birthday toward the end of World War II (1943-1945). But he was born in 1889; thus, he turned 60 years old in 1949.
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L'ESTRO ARMONICO Op. II, Concert No 1 in D Major, RV 230
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Madadayo appears to be a light comedy on the surface, but, as in all Kurosawa films, he draws you deeper and deeper into the characters and takes his time to tell the story the way he wants to. Also, Madadayo is quite charming. I loved it. I felt I was transported to post war Japan and given more than just a glimpse into the Japanese personality, and that is a gift in my book. What a brilliant director Kurosawa was. I will miss him dearly.