Madadayo
Criterion Collection, The | Release Date: September 1, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
A profound and deeply moving exploration of facing death with dignity. Read full review
100
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Unabashedly personal and uncool...but between you and me, dear reader, I love it to death. Read full review
90
The New York TimesDana Stevens
It's not one of Kurosawa's great films.... But it is, within its own proportions, nearly perfect. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Little spectacle but much bittersweet sensitivity. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Has the expressionistic simplicity of Kurosawa's other late films. Read full review
78
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
It's a satisfying swan song. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen Johnson
It is an important work, and a very good one. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
This warm, celebratory and very public film is punctuated by sudden and luminous private visualizations. Read full review
75
New York PostV. A. Musetto
The late Akira Kurosawa's shamelessly sentimental last film is a fond and fitting farewell. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Kurosawa's farewell film is full of sentiment, tears, toasts and songs. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Wordy, wearying drama. Read full review
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