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Tora-san's Grand Scheme

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Wikipedia article




is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajir (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Grand Scheme' is the fourth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.

Synopsis



Hoping to repay his family for the trouble he has caused them in the past, Torasan gambles and wins at the horse races. He plans to give his uncle and aunt a vacation in Hawaii, but the travel agent turns out to be a con-artist, and makes off with his money. Torasan falls in love with Haruko, a young kindergarten teacher who is renting a room in his uncle's home.

Cast



* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro

* Chieko Baisho as Sakura

* Komaki Kurihara as Haruko

* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)

* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa

* Masaaki Tsusaka as Noboru Kawamata

* Gajir Sat as Genkichi (Man at the Temple)

Critical appraisal



The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san's Grand Scheme' three out of five stars.

Availability



'Tora-san's Grand Scheme' was released theatrically on February 27, 1970. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1989 and 1995, and in DVD format in 2000, 2005, and 2008. AnimEigo released the film on DVD in the US along with the other first four films in the 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series on November 24, 2009.

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