Tora's Tropical Fever
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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 |
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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
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[6]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily
- Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Suzuko Aragaki as Kaori Yamazato
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
- ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO HAIBISUKASU NO HANA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ↑ "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
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(help) (official site) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO HIBISCUS NO HANA (1980)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana (1980)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ↑ "Tora-San's Tropical Fever" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "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
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(help) - ↑ 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
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Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO HIBISCUS NO HANA (1980)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO HAIBISUKASU NO HANA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana (1980) at the Internet Movie Database
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-02-24). "Tora-san 25: Tora-san's Tropical Fever (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
German
- "Tora-San's Tropical Fever" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21. External link in
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Japanese
- 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
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(help) - "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
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(help) - 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.
- 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.
External links
- Tora's Tropical Fever at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)
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