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is a 1982 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yko Tanaka as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san, the Expert' is the thirtieth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series. This became the first Tora-san film to be released on DVD with English subtitles in 16:9 ratio when the Hong Kong label Panorama did so in 2006.

Synopsis



Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Sabur, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.

Cast



* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir

* Chieko Baisho as Sakura

* Yko Tanaka as Keiko

* Kenji Sawada as Sabur

* Masami Shimoj as Kuruma Tatsuz

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

* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa

* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetar Katsura)

* Gajir Sat as Genk

* Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa

* Asao Utada as Katsuz Muta

* Miyuki Kojima as Yukari Nomura

* Haruko Mabuchi as Kinuko

Critical appraisal



Kiyoshi Atsumi, the star of the 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series won the Best Actor prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards for his role in 'Tora-san, the Expert'. Co-star Yko Tanaka was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize. The casting of Kenji Sawada, then one of Japan's most flamboyant rock stars, as the painfully shy Saburo, also drew attention.

Stuart Galbraith IV judges this film to be one of the best in the series, helped by Tanaka's outstanding performance. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san, the Expert' three and a half out of five stars.

Availability



'Tora-san, the Expert' was released theatrically on December 28, 1982. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1986 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.

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