Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.

Cast:Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui, Akira Terao,

Genre:Drama, Comedy,

country:Japan,

Production:Tokuma Shoten, dentsu Music and Entertainment, Kurosawa Production, Daiei Film,