Tora-san Plays Daddy
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Theatrical poster
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Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
Produced by | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Kumiko Akiyoshi |
Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time
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101 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Tora-san Plays Daddy (男はつらいよ 寅次郎物語 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Monogatari?) aka Torasan's Tale[1] is a 1987 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Akiyoshi as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san Plays Daddy is the thirty-ninth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Contents
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[3]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Kumiko Akiyoshi as Takako
- Midori Satsuki as Fude
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Jun Miho as Akemi
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Yūichirō Itō as Hideyoshi
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Kikuda
Critical appraisal
Kiyoshi Atsumi won the Best Actor title at the Nikkan Sports Film Award ceremony for his role in Tora-san Plays Daddy. Nominations for the film at the Japan Academy Prize were for Best Director and Best Screenplay (Yoji Yamada), Best Supporting Actress (Kumiko Akiyoshi), and Best Sound (Isao Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto).[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Plays Daddy three and a half out of five stars.[5]
Availability
Tora-san Plays Daddy was released theatrically on December 26, 1987.[6] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1989 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2002, 2005, and 2008.[7]
References
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Bibliography
English
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German
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Japanese
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External links
- Tora-san Plays Daddy at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)
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- Films directed by Yoji Yamada
- Japanese comedy films
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- Sequel films
- Shochiku films
- Films set in Nara Prefecture
- Films set in Mie Prefecture
- Films set in Wakayama Prefecture
- Screenplays by Yôji Yamada
- 1980s Japanese film stubs