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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Produced by | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Kumiko Gotō |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Editing by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Release date(s) | December 27, 1989 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san, My Uncle (男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Boku no Ojisan) is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Gotō as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san, My Uncle is the forty-second entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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Hidetaka Yoshioka was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Japan Academy Prize for his role in Tora-san, My Uncle. He won this title at the Nikkan Sports Film Award ceremony. Kumiko Gotō was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize.[3] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, My Uncle three and a half out of five stars.[4]
Tora-san, My Uncle was released theatrically on December 27, 1989.[5] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.[6]
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