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Madadayo
79
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by
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100
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
A profound and deeply moving exploration of facing death with dignity.
100
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Unabashedly personal and uncool...but between you and me, dear reader, I love it to death.
90
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
It's not one of Kurosawa's great films.... But it is, within its own proportions, nearly perfect.
83
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
Little spectacle but much bittersweet sensitivity.
80
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Has the expressionistic simplicity of Kurosawa's other late films.
75
San Francisco Examiner
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Examiner
G. Allen Johnson
It is an important work, and a very good one.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham
This warm, celebratory and very public film is punctuated by sudden and luminous private visualizations.
75
New York Post
New York Post
The late Akira Kurosawa's shamelessly sentimental last film is a fond and fitting farewell.
60
TV Guide Magazine
Ken Fox
TV Guide Magazine
Ken Fox
Kurosawa's farewell film is full of sentiment, tears, toasts and songs.
50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Wordy, wearying drama.
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