Cinematic background from Madadayo 1993 - 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.

Madadayo

1993

Drama

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
Writers:
Hyakken Uchida, Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
Official poster of Madadayo 1993 directed by [object Object], [object Object]
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting at a table in front of a chalkboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man in a brown jacket holding a wooden object; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in black suits smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing glasses and a floral shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Three people sitting on the floor in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men toasting with beer at a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit and tie holding up two fingers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting at a table with a beer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of children standing around a birthday cake; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting at a table with a pen in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing glasses and a brown jacket holding a donut; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man and woman sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting in front of a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in suits sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man holding a glass of beer in front of an older man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman eating food while sitting next to two other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit is holding up a glass of beer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting at a table with beer; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in front of each other drinking; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man with glasses is surrounded by a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing in front of a man in a suit; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in uniform sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people gathered around an older man; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing around each other at a party; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man in a suit stands in front of a birthday cake; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting around a table eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on steps in front of a wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people wearing white hats standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in suits sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men and women in suits and ties; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting on the ground; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man and a young woman standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two people sitting on the floor in front of a book shelf; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman petting a black and white cat in a garden; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man cutting meat on a wooden cutting board; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a hat and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man is sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman looking out of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other holding umbrellas; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man riding a bike down a street past a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of three men sitting on top of each other in front of a tree; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting at a dinner table surrounded by other men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting at a table with plates of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two people sitting on the ground in front of a bookshelf; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman sitting on the floor with a cup of tea; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A wall that has some writing on it; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in suits and ties standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men sitting at a table drinking from glasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting at a table with papers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man in a suit and glasses stands next to a birthday cake; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A couple of men in suits looking at a wrist watch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing around a table with food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in suits and ties posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a black robe and holding a piece of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting on a bench next to an older woman; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman in a kimono standing in front of a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people gathered around a man wearing a hawaiian shirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting at a table with a man in a suit; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table with food on top of it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground reading a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting in front of a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman holding a white cat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a bottle of beer in his hand while another man looks on; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man in a suit and glasses eating a sandwich; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Madadayo” (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing glasses and a jacket; Medium shot, Low angle