MADADAYO was shot on location in Gotemba City, Japan, and at the Toho Kinuta Studio in Tokyo, Japan.

Huge open sets were constructed at the Toho Kinuta Studio to represent the typical streets of WWII-era Japan.

Akira Kurosawa began production on MADADAYO only eight months after the release of his previous film, RHAPSODY IN AUGUST.

Kyôko Kagawa also appears in four of Kurosawa's earlier films--THE LOWER DEPTHS, THE BAD SLEEP WELL, HIGH AND LOW, and RED BEARD. When Kagawa starred in MADADAYO, she hadn't worked with the director in almost 30 years.

MADADAYO, Kurosawa's 30th and final film, also marked the 50th anniversary of his career as a director, which began in 1943 with SANSHIRO SUGATA.