Madadayo

1993 | 2 h 14mins |U/A 13+| Drama | Comedy

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.

Starring: Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa,