Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
- April 28, 1971 (1971-04-28)
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (男はつらいよ 奮闘篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Funtō hen) is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rumi Sakakibara as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san, the Good Samaritan is the seventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Plot summary
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Rumi Sakakibara as Hanako Ōta
- Sachiko Mitsumoto as Fuyuko
- Chōchō Miyako as Kiku
- Kunie Tanaka as Prof. Fukui
- Hiroshi Ōtsuka as Policeman
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Chieko Misaki as Torajiro's aunt
- Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume
Critical appraisal
For his work on Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, the previous entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, Tora-san's Shattered Romance, and the following entry, Tora-san's Love Call (all 1971), Yoji Yamada tied for Best Director at the Mainichi Film Awards with Masahiro Shinoda.[3] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, the Good Samaritan three and a half out of five stars.[4]
Availability
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan was released theatrically on April 28, 1971.[5] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 1998 and 2008.[6]
References
- ^ "男はつらいよ 奮闘篇 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 奮闘篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Funto hen (1971)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Tora-San, the Good Samaritan" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 奮闘篇". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 奮闘篇(1971) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO FUNTO-HEN (1971)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -FUNTO HEN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Funto hen (1971) at IMDb
German
- "Tora-San, the Good Samaritan" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 奮闘篇(1971) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 奮闘篇". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 奮闘篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 奮闘篇 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan at AllMovie
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan at the TCM Movie Database
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