This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forties. He was a university professor until an air raid, when he left to become a writer and has to live in a hut. His mood has hardly changed, not by the change nor by time. Every year his students celebrate his birthday, issuing the question "Mahda kai?" (not yet?), just to hear Uehida-san's answer "Madada yo!" (No, not yet!), in a ritual of self affirmation, and desires of lasti... (Full plot summary below)
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This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forties. He was a university professor until an air raid, when he left to become a writer and has to live in a hut. His mood has hardly changed, not by the change nor by time. Every year his students celebrate his birthday, issuing the question "Mahda kai?" (not yet?), just to hear Uehida-san's answer "Madada yo!" (No, not yet!), in a ritual of self affirmation, and desires of lasting forever. It's a very "japanese" film who portrays everyday life and customs in Japan.
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| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThe film is warm, whimsical, tender, and genuinely heartfelt. |
| New York Magazine/VulturePeter RainerA lifetime of moviemaking -- Kurosawa was 83 when he made it -- seems to have pared down his technique to its essentials. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphSad and agonizing, it nonetheless allows Kurosawa to demonstrate his uniquely optimistic view of the world. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottIt's not one of Kurosawa's great films; the compass of feeling is, in the end, too narrow, the scope of human reference too restricted. But it is, within its own proportions, nearly perfect. |
| Film Journal InternationalKevin LallyA masterly work, with Kurosawa, then 83, still capable of surprising an audience and creating indelible images. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe movie is a study in quiet revelations. |
| User ReviewKunal Akurosawa's last film before he died. what a great end... |
| User ReviewMichael Hlast but not the least from Kurusawa....only Kurusawa could have made such a brilliant film at the age of 83.... |
| User ReviewDustin ROne of if not Akira Kurosawa best movies made |
| User ReviewDonegal HGorgeous portrait of a samurai wielding a pen instead of a sword. |
