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Wikipedia article




'aka' 'Tora-san, Hold Out!' is a 1977 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Shiho Fujimura as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) '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 Rysuke and Sachiko. His advice proves disastrous and Tora-san instead falls in love with Rysuke's sister.

Cast



* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir

* Chieko Baisho as Sakura

* Shiho Fujimura as Fujiko Shimada

* Masatoshi Nakamura as Rysuke Shimada

* Shinobu Otake as Sachiko Fukumura

* 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

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.

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. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san Plays Cupid' three and a half out of five stars.

Availability



'Tora-san Plays Cupid' was released theatrically on December 29, 1977. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2002, and 2008.

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