Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with him 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 a former student in his old age.
Credits
Madadayo Cast
| Name |
Character |
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George Tokoro
He was 38, now 69 years old
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as Amaki |
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Kyôko Kagawa
She was 61, now 92 years old
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as Professor's Wife |
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Akira Terao
He was 45, now 77 years old
|
as Sawamura |
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Hisashi Igawa
He was 56, now 87 years old
|
as Takayama |
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Kōjirō Kusanagi
He was 64, 78 years old when he died
|
as Man who bought the land |
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Noriko Honma
She was 81, 97 years old when she died
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as Old lady holding a cat |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka
He was 22, now 54 years old
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as Takayama's son |
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Mitsuru Hirata
He was 39, now 70 years old
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as Tada |
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Tatsuo Matsumura
He was 78, 90 years old when he died
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as Professor Hyakken Uchida |
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Nobuto Okamoto
He was 45, now 76 years old
|
as Ota |
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Tetsuo Yamashita
He was 17, now 49 years old
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as Landlord |
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Yoshitaka Zushi
He was 38, now 69 years old
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as Neighbor |
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Masayuki Yui
He was 45, now 76 years old
|
as Kiriyama |
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Kinzoh Sakura
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as Police |
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Shigeo Katô
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as Stationmaster |
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Takeshi Kusaka
He was 62, 86 years old when he died
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as Dr. Kobayashi |
Madadayo Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Shōji Ueda as Director of Photography. Shōji Ueda was 80 (87) years old when Shōji Ueda died
|
Camera |
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Takao Saito as Director of Photography. He was 56 (78) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Shinichirô Ikebe as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (now 81) years old
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Sound |
