Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Theatrical poster
Directed by Yoji Yamada
Written by Yoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
Starring Kiyoshi Atsumi
Yoshiko Mita
Music by Naozumi Yamamoto
Cinematography Tetsuo Takaba
Edited by Iwao Ishii
Distributed by Shochiku
Release dates
  • December 24, 1988
Running time
100 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Sarada Kinenbi) is a 1988 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yoshiko Mita as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial is the fortieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Synopsis

In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.[2][3]

Cast

Critical appraisal

Yoshiko Mita was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for her role in Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial.[5] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial four out of five stars, labelling it one of the highlights of the series.[6]

Availability

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial was released theatrically on December 24, 1988.[7] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1989 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[8]

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English

German

Japanese

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