Tora-san Plays Cupid
| Tora-san Plays Cupid | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Shiho Fujimura |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san Plays Cupid (男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Gambare!) aka Tora-san, Hold Out![1] is a 1977 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Shiho Fujimura as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san Plays Cupid is the twentieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis[edit]
Tora-san plays at matchmaker, trying to arrange a romance between Ryōsuke and Sachiko. His advice proves disastrous and Tora-san instead falls in love with Ryōsuke's sister.[3][4][5]
Cast[edit]
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[6]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Shiho Fujimura as Fujiko Shimada
- Masatoshi Nakamura as Ryōsuke Shimada
- Shinobu Otake as Sachiko Fukumura
- Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
Critical appraisal[edit]
Kiyoshi Atsumi was nominated for Best Actor at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performances in Tora-san Plays Cupid, Tora-san Meets His Lordship and Yatsuhaka-mura (all 1977). Chieko Baisho was also nominated for Best Actress and Shinobu Otake for Best Supporting Actress at the same ceremony.[7] Stuart Galbraith IV judges the film to be another good entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, funny and with a strong supporting cast.[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Plays Cupid three and a half out of five stars.[8]
Availability[edit]
Tora-san Plays Cupid was released theatrically on December 29, 1977.[9] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2002, and 2008.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO GANBARE". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-03-08). "Tora-san 20: Tora-san Plays Cupid (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO GANBARE (1977)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! (1977)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Tora-San Plays Cupid" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ！(1977) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Bibliography[edit]
English[edit]
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO GANBARE (1977)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO GANBARE". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! (1977) at IMDb
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-03-08). "Tora-san 20: Tora-san Plays Cupid (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
German[edit]
- "Tora-San Plays Cupid" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Japanese[edit]
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ！(1977) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links[edit]
- Tora-san Plays Cupid Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)