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The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.
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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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Akira Kurosawa
In Theaters:
Box Office:$1,900,000
Runtime:134 minutes
Studio:Tokuma Shoten, dentsu Music and Entertainment, Kurosawa Production, Daiei Film
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