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7.3/10 • 125

1993-04-172h 14m

DramaComedy

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.

Directors
Akira Kurosawa
Editors
Ishirō Honda

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  1. Tatsuo Matsumura

    Tatsuo Matsumura

    Prof. Hyakken Uchida

  2. Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Professor's Wife

  3. Hisashi Igawa

    Hisashi Igawa

    Takayama

  4. George Tokoro

    George Tokoro

    Amaki

  5. Masayuki Yui

    Masayuki Yui

    Kiriyama

  6. Akira Terao

    Akira Terao

    Sawamura

  7. Takeshi Kusaka

    Takeshi Kusaka

    Dr. Kobayashi

  8. Asei Kobayashi

    Asei Kobayashi

    Rev. Kameyama

  9. Hidetaka Yoshioka

    Hidetaka Yoshioka

    Takayama's Son

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Revenue
$1,900,000.00
Keywords
birthday partytributeteacher student relationshippost war japan1940smemories of teacherslost cats