
Event Details
The 50-year career of one of history’s greatest filmmakers concludes with this heartwarming finale from 1993, dedicated to celebrated and respected writer and educator Hyakken Uchida. After Uchida announces his retirement from teaching, his students host an annual gathering, the “Not Yet Banquet” to celebrate his life and career. Composed of a series of poignant episodes, Kurosawa invites us into a world where beauty can be found, despite the inevitable pitfalls of reality, in genuine connection, loyalty, and respect for all living creatures.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1993 | 134 min. | Japan | Color | Japanese with English subtitles | Not Rated | 35mm
DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Akira Kurosawa
WITH: Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyoko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro
Print courtesy of The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles.