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Tora-san's Forget Me Not
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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Torasan and his Forget-Me-Not' is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Forget Me Not' is the eleventh entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.
Synopsis
When Tora-san takes a job at a dairy farm, he becomes infatuated with Lily, a singer. Tora becomes ill, and Lily plans to visit him to tell him his feelings are requited. She is fired from her job and must leave before she can visit Tora-san.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Ruriko Asaoka as Lily (Kiyoko Matsuoka)
* Tatsuo Matsumura as Kuruma Tatsuz
* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetar Katsura)
* Junkichi Orimoto as Kurihara
* Gajir Sat as Genk
* Chish Ry as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal
Yuji Yamada was given the Best Director prize at the Mainichi Film Awards for his work on 'Tora-san's Forget Me Not'. Yamada, Akira Miyazaki, and Yoshitaka Asama were also awarded for Best Screenplay at the ceremony. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san's Forget Me Not' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Tora-san's Forget Me Not' was released theatrically on August 4, 1973. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.
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