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Japan
- Program Title: Madadayo
- EASC Code: JM-12
- Series Title:
- Region/Country: Japan
- Language: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Subject: Movie & TV Drama
- Program Type: Feature
- Media Type: DVD
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Producer: Winstar Cinema
- Release Date: 1992
- Running Time: 134 min.
- Color or BW: Color
- Program Abstract: The film follows the last two decades in the lige of Hyakken Uchida, a writer and teacher who retires in the war years of the early 40's. His student venerate him in his old age, and join him and his family each year for a ritual birthday party asking "Mahda-kai? (Are you ready?)" to which Uchida downs a big glass of beer and answers "Madadayo! (Not Yet!" acknowledging that death may be near, but life still goes on.
- Data Entry Date: 10/8/2003
