Synopsis
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.
Facts
Setting
Tokyo
Original language
Japanese
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1999 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1998 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1993 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1993 generic
