Tora-san Goes to Vienna
| Tora-san Goes to Vienna | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Produced by |
Kiyoshi Shimizu Kiyoaki Kurosu |
| Written by |
Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring |
Kiyoshi Atsumi Keiko Takeshita |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kokoro no Tabiji) is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san Goes to Vienna is the forty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.[2][3]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[4]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Keiko Takeshita as Kumiko Egami
- Akira Emoto as Hyoma Sakaguchi
- Keiko Awaji as Madam
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
Critical appraisal
The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Goes to Vienna three and a half out of five stars.[5]
Availability
Tora-san Goes to Vienna was released theatrically on August 5, 1989.[6] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.[7]
References
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) (official site) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KOKORO NO TABIJI (1989)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Tora-San Goes to Vienna" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (1989) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
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Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KOKORO NO TABIJI (1989)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO KOKORO NO TABIJI". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji (1989) at the Internet Movie Database
German
- "Tora-San Goes to Vienna" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
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Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (1989) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san Goes to Vienna at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)