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Tora-san's Island Encounter
Theatrical poster
Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Komaki Kurihara
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • December 28, 1985 (1985-12-28)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film Japan
LanguageJapanese

Tora-san's Island Encounter (男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Shibamata yori Ai o Komete) aka Torasan, From Shibamata with Love[1] is a 1985 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Island Encounter is the thirty-sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Synopsis

Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.[3][4]

Cast

Critical appraisal

Nominations for Tora-san's Island Encounter at the Japan Academy Prize included Best Actor (Kiyoshi Atsumi), Best Director (Yoji Yamada), Best Music Score (Naozumi Yamamoto), Best Sound (Isao Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto, Best Supporting Actress (Jun Miho), and Best Art Direction (Mitsuo Degawa).[6] Stuart Galbraith IV judges the film an entertaining, but not outstanding entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. The film gains when seen as a satire of Keisuke Kinoshita's Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) [4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Island Encounter four out of five stars, naming it one of the highlights of the series.[7]

Availability

Tora-san's Island Encounter was released theatrically on December 28, 1985.[8] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1987 and 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005 and 2008.[9]

References

  1. ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -SHIBAMATA YORI AI O KOMETE". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. ^ "男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-31. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help) (official site)
  3. ^ "男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  4. ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008-05-01). "Tora-san 36: Tora-san's Island Encounter (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  5. ^ "男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  6. ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shibamata yori ai wo komete (1985)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  7. ^ "Tora-San's Island Encounter" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-31. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-01-31. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "男はつらいよ　柴又より愛をこめて (1985)" (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-31. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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