No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Madadayo easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Madadayo end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Madadayo

Name: Madadayo
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1993
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by Tokuma Shoten, dentsu Music and Entertainment

1993134 min7.3 / 10

A tender, episodic celebration of lifelong bonds between a beloved teacher and his devoted students, built on ritual, memory, and the refusal to accept endings.

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships East Asian History & Culture Holidays And Celebrations Animals and Nature Amnesia and Memory Loss Movies

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Birthday Party Tribute Teacher Student Relationship Post War Japan 1940s Memories Of Teachers Lost Cats

Questions people ask

Is Madadayo scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Madadayo easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.
Is Madadayo violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does Madadayo end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is Madadayo sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.