Tora's Tropical Fever

Tora's Tropical Fever

Theatrical poster
Directed by Yoji Yamada
Written by Yoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
Starring Kiyoshi Atsumi
Ruriko Asaoka
Music by Naozumi Yamamoto
Cinematography Tetsuo Takaba
Edited by Iwao Ishii
Distributed by Shochiku
Release dates
  • August 2, 1980 (1980-08-02)
Running time
 104 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Tora's Tropical Fever (男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Haibisukasu no Hana) aka Torasan Goes to Hisbiscus Land[1] is a 1980 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora's Tropical Fever is the twenty-fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Plot

Lily, the lounge singer with whom Tora-san fell in love in film 11 (Tora-san's Forget Me Not, 1973) and film 15 (Tora-san's Rise and Fall, 1975) sends Tora-san a letter informing him that she is terminally ill. Tora-san rushes to Okinawa—taking his first plane trip in the process—to be at her side and nurse her to health.[3][4][5]

Cast

Critical appraisal

Writer-director Yoji Yamada reportedly considers Tora's Tropical Fever his own favorite of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series films.[5] The Japan Academy awarded Yamada and co-writer Yoshitaka Asama Best Screenplay for the film. Chieko Baisho was also given the Best Actress award, and Kiyoshi Atsumi was nominated for Best Actor at the ceremony.[7] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora's Tropical Fever four out of five stars, naming it one of the highlights of the series.[8] Stuart Galbraith IV judges the film "one of the best of the series", and a "delight in every respect: it's funny, sad, and perceptive about human nature".[5]

Availability

Tora's Tropical Fever was released theatrically on August 2, 1980.[9] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996 and 1998, and in DVD format in 2008.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO HAIBISUKASU NO HANA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  2. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-21. External link in |publisher= (help) (official site)
  3. ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO HIBISCUS NO HANA (1980)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  5. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-02-24). "Tora-san 25: Tora-san's Tropical Fever (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  6. ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  7. ↑ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana (1980)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  8. ↑ "Tora-San's Tropical Fever" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21. External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-01-21. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ↑ 男はつらいよ　寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (1980) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-21. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

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