Movie
Madadayo
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.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Madadayo is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about Madadayo
Cast
Tatsuo MatsumuraProf. Hyakken Uchida
Kyōko KagawaProfessor's Wife
Hisashi IgawaTakayama
George TokoroAmaki
Masayuki YuiKiriyama
Akira TeraoSawamura
Takeshi KusakaDr. Kobayashi
Asei KobayashiRev. KameyamaCredits
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- まあだだよ
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $1.9M
Production
Tokuma ShotenJapan
dentsu Music and EntertainmentJapan- Kurosawa ProductionJapan
Daiei FilmJapan
