Tora-san's Song of Love
| Tora-san's Song of Love | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Harumi Miyako |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
|
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Song of Love (男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tabi to Onna to Torajirō) aka Torasan's Journey with a Lady[1] is a 1983 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Harumi Miyako as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Song of Love is the thirty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
[edit]Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.[3][4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[6]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Harumi Miyako as Harumi Kyo
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Takuya Fujioka as Kitamura
- Senri Sakurai as Mita
- Bengal as Yoshioka
- Noko Konoha as Tomiko
- Chieko Nakakita as Hisako Shōji
Critical appraisal
[edit]Stuart Galbraith IV considers Tora-san's Song of Love to be a minor entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Song of Love three and a half out of five stars.[7]
Availability
[edit]Tora-san's Song of Love was released theatrically on August 6, 1983.[8] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TABI TO ONNA TO TORAJIRO". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-21. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (2007-01-24). "Tora-san 31: Tora-san's Song of Love (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO KUCHIBUE O FUKU TORAJIRO (1983)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "Tora-San's Song of Love" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (1983) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
Bibliography
[edit]English
[edit]- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO KUCHIBUE O FUKU TORAJIRO (1983)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TABI TO ONNA TO TORAJIRO". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Tabi to onna to Torajirô (1983) at IMDb
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2007-01-24). "Tora-san 31: Tora-san's Song of Love (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
German
[edit]- "Tora-San's Song of Love" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
Japanese
[edit]- 男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (1983) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- "男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- 男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- 男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
External links
[edit]- Tora-san's Song of Love Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)