Tora-san Plays Cupid

Tora-san Plays Cupid

Theatrical poster
Directed by Yoji Yamada
Written by Yoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
Starring Kiyoshi Atsumi
Shiho Fujimura
Music by Naozumi Yamamoto
Cinematography Tetsuo Takaba
Edited by Iwao Ishii
Distributed by Shochiku
Release dates
  • December 29, 1977 (1977-12-29)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Tora-san Plays Cupid (男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Gambare!) aka Tora-san, Hold Out![1] is a 1977 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Shiho Fujimura as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san Plays Cupid is the twentieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Synopsis

Tora-san plays at matchmaker, trying to arrange a romance between Ryōsuke and Sachiko. His advice proves disastrous and Tora-san instead falls in love with Ryōsuke's sister.[3][4][5]

Cast

Critical appraisal

Kiyoshi Atsumi was nominated for Best Actor at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performances in Tora-san Plays Cupid, Tora-san Meets His Lordship and Yatsuhaka-mura (all 1977). Chieko Baisho was also nominated for Best Actress and Shinobu Otake for Best Supporting Actress at the same ceremony.[7] Stuart Galbraith IV judges the film to be another good entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, funny and with a strong supporting cast.[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Plays Cupid three and a half out of five stars.[8]

Availability

Tora-san Plays Cupid was released theatrically on December 29, 1977.[9] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2002, and 2008.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO GANBARE". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  2. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in |publisher= (help) (official site)
  3. ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. 1 2 Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-03-08). "Tora-san 20: Tora-san Plays Cupid (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  5. ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO GANBARE (1977)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  6. ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  7. ↑ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! (1977)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  8. ↑ "Tora-San Plays Cupid" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ↑ 男はつらいよ　寅次郎頑張れ！(1977) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

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German

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External links


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