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Summary:

Kurosawa's final film is a tribute to Hyakken Uchida (Tatsuo Matsmura), an educator and writer of enormously popular aphoristic stories. Based on Uchida's writings, the film pieces a narrative together with distinct episodes, anecdotes and parties, ceremonies and celebrations.

Contributors:

Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998

Kurosawa, Hisao

Matsumura, Tatsuo, 1914-2005

Kagawa, Kyōko

Igawa, Hisashi

Uchida, Hyakken, 1889-1971

Ikebe, Shin'ichirō

Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha

Ado Dentsū, Kabushiki Kaisha

Kurosawa Purodakushon

Janus Films

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese with optional subtitles in English.

Included Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Mādadayo [by Uchida, H.]

Related Works:

Mādadayo [by Uchida, H.]

Related Series:

AK100 (Criterion Collection (Firm)); disc 25

Alternate Titles:

Parallel title on container: Mada da yo
Collective title on box set container: AK100: 25 films by Akira Kurosawa

Subjects:

Uchida, Hyakken, 1889-1971

Authors, Japanese — Biography — Drama

Educators — Japan — Biography — Drama

Teacher-student relationships — Japan — Drama

Japan — In motion pictures

Japanese language films

Authors, Japanese

Educators

Teacher-student relationships

Japan

Genres:

Feature films — Japan

Feature films

Foreign language films

Drama

Biographies

System Details:

DVD; stereo.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.

Performers:

Cast: Tatsuo Matsumara, Kyoko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Joji Tokoto, Masayuki Yui, Akira Terao, Hisashi Igawa.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda ; music, Shinichiro Ikebe.

General Notes:

Credits from English subtitles and book which accompanies set.
Based on the books of Hyakken Uchida.
DVD release of the 1993 motion picture.
Book (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.) included in box set entitled: AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

MĀD 1993 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604652260 (set)
1604652268 (set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515052016
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: AK100D25
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (set): CC1858D

OCLC Numbers:

476793751