Tora-san's Forget Me Not
| Tora-san's Forget Me Not | |
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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Ruriko Asaoka |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Forget Me Not (男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasurenagusa) aka Torasan and his Forget-Me-Not[1] is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Forget Me Not is the eleventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
[edit]When Tora-san takes a job at a dairy farm, he becomes infatuated with Lily, a singer. Tora becomes ill, and Lily plans to visit him to tell him his feelings are requited. She is fired from her job and must leave before she can visit Tora-san.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily (Kiyoko Matsuoka)
- Tatsuo Matsumura 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)
- Junkichi Orimoto as Kurihara
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal
[edit]Yuji Yamada was given the Best Director prize at the Mainichi Film Awards for his work on Tora-san's Forget Me Not. Yamada, Akira Miyazaki, and Yoshitaka Asama were also awarded for Best Screenplay at the ceremony.[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Forget Me Not three and a half out of five stars.[7]
Availability
[edit]Tora-san's Forget Me Not was released theatrically on August 4, 1973.[8] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO WASURENA-GUSA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO WASURENAGUSA (1973)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa (1973)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Tora-San's Forget Me Not" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草(1973) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Bibliography
[edit]English
[edit]- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO WASURENAGUSA (1973)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO WASURENA-GUSA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa (1973) at IMDb
German
[edit]- "Tora-San's Forget Me Not" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Japanese
[edit]- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草(1973) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links
[edit]- Tora-san's Forget Me Not at www.tora-san.jp (official site)