Tora-san Plays Cupid explained

Tora-san Plays Cupid
Director:Yoji Yamada
Starring:Kiyoshi Atsumi
Shiho Fujimura
Music:Naozumi Yamamoto
Cinematography:Tetsuo Takaba
Editing:Iwao Ishii
Distributor:Shochiku
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

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 was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2002, and 2008.[10]

Bibliography

English

German

Japanese

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO GANBARE. 2010-01-18. Complete Index to World Film.
  2. Web site: 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! (Madonna). 2010-01-18. www.tora-san.jp. Japanese. (official site)
  3. Web site: http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/18782. ja:男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!. 2010-01-18. Japanese. Kinema Junpo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309142155/http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/18782. 2012-03-09.
  4. Web site: Stuart . Galbraith IV . Stuart Galbraith IV. Tora-san 20: Tora-san Plays Cupid (Region 3) . 2006-03-08. 2010-01-18. DVD Talk.
  5. Web site: OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO GANBARE (1977). https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231944/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/305832. dead. 2012-10-17. 2010-01-18. British Film Institute.
  6. Web site: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1977/da003870.htm. ja:男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!. 2010-01-18. Japanese. Japanese Movie Database.
  7. Web site: Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! (1977). 2010-01-18. Internet Movie Database.
  8. Web site: Tora-San Plays Cupid. 2010-01-18. www.molodezhnaja.ch. German.
  9. Web site: 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!. 2010-01-18. Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311073758/http://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/details/12887. 2012-03-11.
  10. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=146150. ja:男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ！(1977). 2010-01-18. allcinema.net. Japanese.

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