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Wikipedia article




is a 1974 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yukiyo Toake as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Lullaby' is the fourteenth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series. It marks the debut of actor Masami Shimoj in the role of Tora-san's Uncle Tatsuz. The third actor in this role, Shimoj would play the character until the end of the series.

Synopsis



During his travels Tora-san meets a troubled father with a baby. He shares a drink with the man who then abandons the baby into Tora-san's care. At his hometown in Shibamata, Tokyo, the family is worried about who will take care of the family shop once Tora-san's aunt and uncle have died. Tora-san arrives with the baby causing family and neighbors to speculate that he is the father. The family takes the sickly baby to the hospital where Tora-san falls in love with the nurse, causing complications. The baby's father returns, clearing up misunderstandings.

Cast



* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir

* Chieko Baisho as Sakura

* Yukiyo Toake as Kyko Kitani

* Masami Shimoj 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)

* Gajir Sat as Genk

* Chish Ry as Gozen-sama

* Tsunehiko Kamij as Yatar kawa

* Masumi Harukawa as Odoriko

Critical appraisal



Stuart Galbraith IV writes that 'Tora-san's Lullaby' is a "typically fine entry [in the 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series] with not much to distinguish it from the rest of the series, though it's still quite good." He writes that by this point in the series, part of the pleasure in the films was in references to past films. He judges the relationship between the baby and Tora-san's Aunt Tsune to be one of the best aspects of the film. It is remembered from films past that Tsune has no children, and that Tora-san and his sister were adopted by their aunt and uncle. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san's Lullaby' three out of five stars.

Availability



'Tora-san's Lullaby' was released theatrically on December 28, 1974. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 1995 and 2005.

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