Foster Daddy, Tora!
| Foster Daddy, Tora! | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Ran Itō |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Foster Daddy, Tora! (男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kamome Uta) aka Torasan's Song of the Seagull[1] is a 1980 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ran Itō as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Foster Daddy, Tora! is the twenty-sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
[edit]Tor-san takes care of the teenage daughter of a friend after he dies. He takes the girl to Tokyo where she wishes to study, and becomes worried over her romantic life.[3][4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[6]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ran Itō as Sumire
- Shimojo Masami 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
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Takehiro Murata as Sadao Kikuchi
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Professor Hayashi
Critical appraisal
[edit]Kiyoshi Atsumi was nominated for the Best Actor prize at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his roles in Foster Daddy, Tora! and the following entry in the series, Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981).[7] Stuart Galbraith IV writes that Foster Daddy, Tora! is one of the top films in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, and "like the best entries, both funny and sweet".[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Foster Daddy, Tora! three and a half out of five stars.[8]
Availability
[edit]Foster Daddy, Tora! was released theatrically on December 27, 1980.[9] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1999, 2002, and 2008.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO KAMONE UTA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-21. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-08-18). "Tora-san 26: Tora-san's Foster Daddy (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KAMOMEUTA (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta (1980)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "Tora-San's Foster Daddy, 1980" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (1980) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
Bibliography
[edit]English
[edit]- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KAMOMEUTA (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO KAMONE UTA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-08-18). "Tora-san 26: Tora-san's Foster Daddy (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
German
[edit]- "Tora-San's Foster Daddy, 1980" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
Japanese
[edit]- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (1980) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
External links
[edit]- Foster Daddy, Tora! at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
- Foster Daddy, Tora! at IMDb