Not Yet (Madadayo) (まあだだよ)

Produced by DAIEI CO., LTD. DENTSU INC. KUROSAWA PRODUCTION

with Co-operation of TOKUMA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO., LTD.

General Producers YASUYOSHI TOKUMA, GOHEI KOGURE

A AKIRA KUROSAWA film

"MADADAYO"

He's coming.

Attention.

Bow.

Be seated.

Someone's been smoking.

No smoking in the classroom.

Still...

it is difficult to resist the urge.

I, too, am no exception.

When I hear the bell in the faculty room, I try to leave...

but then I get the urge to smoke.

I light a cigarette.

Soon I light another, then another.

So you see, I am always 20 or 30 minutes late.

But, Professor, what's with you today?

lt is already 30 odd years...

since I've been addressed as "Professor."

During that time...

as if watching water running from an open faucet...

onto a dirt floor and into a ditch...

students have drifted away in front of my eyes.

lt is impossible to remember each and every face.

Ah, yes.

There is one among them, though...

that I remember clearly to this day.

The face belongs to one...

who slept during class with his eyes open.

Hey, Takayama.

That dozing expert was your father.

By the way, gentlemen.

Today is the last day for me to be called "Professor."

As of today...

I am resigning my professorship.

My books...

have somehow become salable.

I can live by writing.

I must admit I do not dislike teaching...

but as the proverb...

"He who runs after two hares will catch neither"...

I have decided to quit teaching.

Professor.

Even if you quit...

you are our professor.

My father, too, was an alumnus of this school.

So were his friends.

Even to this day, they call you Professor.

They also say you are solid gold.

Solid gold?

A lump of gold with no impurities.

lt means you are the true professor.

You are the German professor, but you have taught us more.

I feel you have taught us many precious things.

TOKYO, 1943

This is the house our professor moved into...

after he quit school.

Ma'am, put the professor away somewhere.

He's in the way.

Darling.

Put that in the entrance hall.

The entrance hall will be my study.

At the same time, I will be the gatekeeper...

to protect the house from invasion...

by a motley crowd like you.

RECEIVING DAYS-- 1ST AND 15TH OF THE MONTH

VISITORS ON OTHER DAYS PROHIBITED

I hope it is all right.

What is?

This house. The rent is cheaper than I expected.

I knew there was something fishy.

When I went to order noodles today, the shop lady told me...

this house has been burglarized quite frequently.

So none have settled down very long.

And it was vacant for a while.

The heck with burglars.

There's nothing worth stealing here.

Still...I'm somehow scared.

Don't worry. No burglar will break in.

Definitely won't.

Since I was a child...

I've been so afraid of burglars.

I've given much thought on how to prevent burglars.

And I have hammered out a method to prevent them.

Did you really, Professor?

Yes, I did.

One o'clock.

Bewitching hour. Hour for the burglars.

I'll go over this wall and open the side door.

Sneak in here.

Wait a minute. Aren't we acting like burglars?

We became worried about what madam told us.

We're here to examine the precautionary measures.

The only way to check is to sneak in like real burglars.

Take a look at that. What a plight!

"Don't worry," he said.

Didn't he boast on being an expert on burglars?

BURGLAR'S ENTRANCE

BURGLAR'S PASSAGE

BURGLAR'S RECESS AREA

BURGLAR'S EXIT

That was a clean score.

I had to steal this to get even.

lsn't that the professor's hat?

I heard he wore this when he was an instructor in the army.

He shouldn't need this anymore.

As a reminder of this day...

I'll make this a family treasure.

What'll we do about the side door?

What about it?

lt's unlocked. lt has to be locked.

You'd better go over the wall. lt's unsafe.

You're right.

Come down.

Come down.

-What is it? -Someone's coming.

Darn it! lt's a cop!

Can we leave the side door like that?

Sure. With those signs, nothing will be stolen.

Our professor is something.

Yes, he's solid gold.

Professor!

We have happily come upon receiving your invitation.

Come right on in.

We can't with you sitting there.

You look like a scribe or a fortune-teller.

Literary men somewhat are the same.

This must be a defense measure to keep away the visitors.

Besides, who wants to stay if he's reading this kind of thing?

BY SHOKUSANJlN (Haiku Poet)

"Annoyance is to have visitors.

"Nonetheless, this does not imply you.

"By the host.

"Delight is to have visitors.

"Nonetheless, this does not imply you."

Hello.

-Come in. -Hello.

Thank you.

ls it right?

There aren't enough cushions...

so I'll be the one to use it.

I think that's rude to the guests.

But, oh, well.

What do you mean rude?

You barge into my house, remove all the sliding doors...

Fine guests you are.

Professor, it's not a visiting day.

What's happening today?

lt's a special day today.

A special day?

lt's the day I have become a genuine old man.

lt is my 60th birthday.

I have become 60 years old.

ls that true? lf we had known that...

we would have invited you to a great banquet.

Come, come. Don't say that.

lt's wartime now. Not a time for a grand celebration.

I myself had completely forgotten...

if not for some venison my relatives back home sent me.

I thought it was a good idea...

to exchange drinks with you over some venison.

We brought beer and sake we've gathered.

I appreciate that.

By the way, how many of you are here?

There are 16, sir.

Do we have enough cooking stoves and pans?

lf we don't, we'll go buy some.

Gentlemen.

Happy birthday, sir.

Make yourselves at home.

I sit this way because it is comfortable for me.

Please put the meat in?

Ma'am. Ma'am, join us.

Don't worry. She can't...

she's never eaten horse meat.

Horse meat, sir?

lsn't this venison?

We received a bulk of venison...

more than we two can eat.

So I decided to invite you.

But considering your appetite...

I realized it was a slender bulk.

Venison stew is rare and grand...

but adding horse meat should make an interesting blend.

"Horse" and "deer" mean stupid.

I get it, sir.

This means we are stupid.

No need to be depressed.

Beef, pork, and chicken are hard to come by nowadays.

I happened to hear horse meat was available.

I struck upon the elegance...

of adding horse meat to the venison stew.

I set out to a butcher's quite a distance from here...

and bought the horse meat.

Should bring tears to your eyes.

For his loving students...

an old man whipping his old bones to buy horse meat.