Tora-san's Easy Advice
| Tora-san's Easy Advice | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Produced by | Yoshiki Nomura |
| Written by |
Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring |
Kiyoshi Atsumi Rino Katase |
| Music by |
Naozumi Yamamoto Jun'nosuke Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Easy Advice (男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajirō-sama) is a 1994 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rino Katase as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Easy Advice is the forty-seventh 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
- Riho Makise as Nao Kawai
- Rino Katase as Noriko
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
- Masato Yamada as Shinobu Kawai
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
Critical appraisal
The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Easy Advice three out of five stars.[3]
Availability
Tora-san's Easy Advice was released theatrically on December 23, 1994.[4] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[5]
References
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (official site)
- ↑ 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Tora-San's Easy Advice" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (1994) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Bibliography
English
German
- "Tora-San's Easy Advice" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (1994) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san's Easy Advice at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)
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