Tora-san's Matchmaker
| Tora-san's Matchmaker | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Produced by |
Tomiyuki Maruyama Kiyoshi Shimizu |
| Written by |
Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring |
Kiyoshi Atsumi Keiko Matsuzaka |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Hideyuki Iketani |
| Editing by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Matchmaker (男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajiro no Endan) is a 1993 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Matsuzaka as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Matchmaker is the forty-sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Keiroku Seki as Ponshū
Critical appraisal
For their work in Tora-san's Matchmaker, the Japan Academy Prize awarded Yoji Yamada for Best Director and Screenplay, Yoshitaka Asama for Best Screenplay, and Isao Suzuki for Best Sound. Also nominated at the Japan Academy Prize were Yutaka Yokoyama and Mitsuo Degawa for Best Sound and Iwao Ishii for Best Editing.[3] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Matchmaker three and a half out of five stars.[4]
Availability
Tora-san's Matchmaker was released theatrically on December 25, 1993.[5] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1994 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2000 and 2008.[6]
References
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (official site)
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan (1993)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Tora-san's Matchmaker" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談 (1993)" (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Bibliography
English
German
- "Tora-san's Matchmaker" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Japanese
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談 (1993)" (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san's Matchmaker at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)
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