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Tora-san's Love Call
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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Tora-san's Love Song' is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Junko Ikeuchi as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Love Call' is the eighth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.
Synopsis
Hoping to find rest from his wandering life, Tora-san returns home. He becomes infatuated with a widow and leaves to travel again, keeping his feelings secret.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Takashi Shimura as Hyichir Suwa (Hiroshi's father)
* Shin Morikawa as Tatsuz (Torajiro's uncle)
* Chish Ry as Gozen-sama
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Yasukiyo Umeno as Tsuyoshi Suwa
* Takanobu Hozumi as Osamu Suwa
* Yoshio Yoshida as Director of travelling company of actors
* Chieko Misaki as Torajiro's aunt
* Hisao Dazai as Tar Ume
Critical appraisal
For his work on 'Tora-san's Love Call', and the previous two entries in the 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series, 'Tora-san, the Good Samaritan', and 'Tora-san's Shattered Romance' (all 1971), Yoji Yamada tied for Best Director at the Mainichi Film Awards with Masahiro Shinoda. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san's Love Call' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Tora-san's Love Call' was released theatrically on November 20, 1971. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 1995 and 2008.
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