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Tora-san Goes to Vienna

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Wikipedia article




is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san Goes to Vienna' is the forty-first entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.

Synopsis



During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.

Cast



* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir

* Chieko Baisho as Sakura

* Keiko Takeshita as Kumiko Egami

* Akira Emoto as Hyoma Sakaguchi

* Keiko Awaji as Madam

* Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuz

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

* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa

* Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa

* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetar Katsura)

Critical appraisal



The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san Goes to Vienna' three and a half out of five stars.

Availability



'Tora-san Goes to Vienna' was released theatrically on August 5, 1989. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.

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