Not Yet

– This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forti..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 14 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Original Name:
まあだだよ
Not Yet (1993) - Also known as まあだだよ

This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forties. He was a university professor until an air raid, when he left to become a writer and has to live in a hut. His mood has hardly changed, not by the change nor by time.

Release Date:

20 Mar 1998

Language:

Japanese, English

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Writer:

Akira Kurosawa, Hyakken Uchida (essays)

Main Actors:

Tatsuo Matsumura, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui

Plot:

This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forties. He was a university professor until an air raid, when he left to become a writer and has to live in a hut. His mood has hardly changed, not by the change nor by time. Every year his students celebrate his birthday, issuing the question "Mahda kai?" (not yet?), just to hear Uehida-san's answer "Madada yo!" (No, not yet!), in a ritual of self affirmation, and desires of lasting forever. It's a very "japanese" film who portrays everyday life and customs in Japan.

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Winstar Cinema

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
76%