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Wikipedia article




'aka' 'Tora-san Homebound' is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Aiko Nagayama as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Runaway' is the fifth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.

Cast



* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro

* Chieko Baisho as Sakura

* Aiko Nagayama as Setsuko Miura

* Hisashi Igawa as Tsuyoshi Kimura

* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa

* Taisaku Akino as Noboru Kawamata

* Masamichi Matsuyama as Sumio Ishida

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

* Hisao Dazai as Tar Ume

* Tokuko Sugiyama as Setsuko's mother, Tomiko

* Gajir Sat as Genkichi (Man at the Temple)

* Michio Kida as Masayoshi Takioka

Critical appraisal



Chieko Baisho was given the Best Actress award at both the Mainichi Film Awards and the Kinema Junpo Awards for her roles in 'Tora-san's Runaway' and 'Kazoku'. Yoji Yamada and Akira Miyazaki were also given the Best Screenplay award at those two ceremonies for their work on those two films.

The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san's Runaway' three out of five stars.

Availability



'Tora-san's Runaway' was released theatrically on August 26, 1970. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.

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