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:
Ishirô Honda, Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Hyakken Uchida, Ishirô Honda, Akira Kurosawa
Official poster of Madadayo 1993 directed by Ishirô Honda, Akira Kurosawa