Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
| Tora-san, Wish You Were Here | |
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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yuzo Asahara |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Fukazawa |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii Kazuhide Ishijima |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto Junnosuke Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (男はつらいよ お帰り 寅さん, Otoko wa Tsurai yo Okaeri Torasan)[1] is an 2019 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san). It also stars Chieko Baisho, Gin Maeda, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kumiko Goto, Mari Natsuki, and Ruriko Asaoka, all recreating their roles from the long running film series. Tora-san, Welcome Back will be the fiftieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.[2] Shooting began on October 20, 2018 and the film was released on December 27, 2019. [3]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, otherwise known as Tora-san
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura Suwa
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Kumiko Goto as Izumi Bruna
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Mari Natsuki as Ayako Hara
- Chizuru Ikewaki as Setsuko Takano
- Hiyori Sakurada as Yuri Suwa, Mitsuo's daughter
- Isao Hashizume as Kazuo Oikawa
- Nenji Kobayashi as Kubota, Mitsuo's Father in Law
- Tatekawa Shiraku as Rakugo artist
- Takashi Sasano as Gozen-sama
- Jun Miho as Akemi
- Mari Hamada
- Tetsurō Degawa
- Cunning Takeyama
- Gajirō Satō
- Masayasu Kitayama
- Hayashiya Tamahei
- Taiki Matsuno
- Miu Tomita
- Sara Kurashima
- Sōtarō Tanaka
- Keisuke Kuwata[4]
Bibliography
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ新作で満男は小説家、寅さんも“登場” (in Japanese). asahi.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
References
- ^ http://shochikufilms.com/product/tora-san-welcome-back-tentative-title
- ^ "'Tora-san' movie series to return for 50th anniv. with late actor in main role". Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "渥美清さん死去から22年…映画「男はつらいよ」復活! 新作制作発表". Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "「男はつらいよ」新作の主題歌を桑田佳祐が担当、オープニングに出演決定". Natalie. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
External links
- Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo 50th Anniversary Project:Official site with all the information about the 50th anniversary of the It's Tough Being a Man Series, including info on this film
- 男はつらいよ50 おかえり、寅さん（仮題） eiga.com information page