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Madadayo

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Madadayo
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2hrs 14min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1993
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Distributor:
Fox Lorber
Starring:
Tatsuo Matsumara, Kyoko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa
Synopsis: Akira Kurosawa's swansong is a delicate, sentimental portrait of his long avowed hero, educator and literary figure Hyakken Uchida. At the film's opening, Uchida -- a professor of German literature at a military school where he is beloved for his wisdom and his impish humor -- is delivering his final lecture to his adoring students. Near the end of the speech, one student in the back rises up and declares, without guile or irony, that their teacher is "pure gold, gold without any impurities." He ... Full Synopsis
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Bob Mastrangelo, AMG Review
Akira Kurosawa's final film is solely of note because of its association with the master, and is simply not in the same league as his great works or even his lesser works. Still, there is enough worthwhile to make it agreeable viewing, and there are the occasional moments where the old touch is present. The story of a retired professor adored by his students, who continually pay tribute to him and ... Full Review
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Tatsuo Matsumara
Professor Hyakken Uehida
Kyoko Kagawa
Professor's Wife
Hisashi Igawa
Takayama
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