Madadayo

Madadayo
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed byAkira Kurosawa
Screenplay by
Based onLiterary works
by Hyakken Uchida
Produced byHisao Kurosawa
Starring
Cinematography
Music byShinichiro Ikebe[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 17 April 1993 (1993-04-17) (Japan)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥1.3 billion[2]
Box office¥300 million[2]

Madadayo (まあだだよ, Mādadayo, "Not yet") is a 1993 Japanese comedy-drama film. It is the thirtieth and final film to be completed by Akira Kurosawa. It was screened out of competition at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 382.
  2. ^ a b Nishimura, Yuichiro (December 12, 1998). Akira Kurosawa: Sound and Visuals (in Japanese) (Second ed.). Rippu Shobo Publishing. p. 438. ISBN 978-4651700809.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Madadayo". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  4. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  5. ^ Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2008.