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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Rumi Sakakibara |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Editing by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 1971 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (男はつらいよ 奮闘篇 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Funto hen) is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rumi Sakakibara as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san, the Good Samaritan is the seventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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For his work on Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, the previous entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, Tora-san's Shattered Romance, and the following entry, Tora-san's Love Call (all 1971), Yoji Yamada tied for Best Director at the Mainichi Film Awards with Masahiro Shinoda.[3] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, the Good Samaritan three and a half out of five stars.[4]
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan was released theatrically on April 28, 1971.[5] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 1998 and 2008.[6]
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