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Talk of the Town Tora-san
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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Torasan and a Lovely Maid' is a 1978 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Reiko hara as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Talk of the Town Tora-san' is the twenty-second entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.
Synopsis
Mistakenly believing that his brother-in-law's boss is planning to commit suicide, Tora-san attempts to prevent him.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Reiko hara as Sanae Arakawa
* Shimojo Masami 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
Critical appraisal
For his performance in 'Talk of the Town Tora-san' and the previous entry in the series, 'Stage-Struck Tora-san' (also 1978) Kiyoshi Atsumi was nominated for Best Actor at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Yoji Yamada was also nominated for Best Director at the ceremony for these two film. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Talk of the Town Tora-san' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Talk of the Town Tora-san' was released theatrically on December 27, 1978. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2002 and 2008.
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