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Tora-san's Shattered Romance
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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Tora-san in Love' is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ayako Wakao as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Shattered Romance' is the sixth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.
Synopsis
A girl who has escaped from an institution falls in love with Tora-san. He decides to marry her, but his family and the girl's teacher break up the romance.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Ayako Wakao as Yko Akashi
* Shin Morikawa as Kuruma Tatsuz
* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Chish Ry as Gozen-sama
* Hisao Dazai as Tar Ume
* Gajir Sat as Genk
* Hisaya Morishige as Senz
* Nobuko Miyamoto as Kinuyo
* Tatsuo Matsumura as Doctor Yamashita
* Gor Tarumi as Yko's husband
Critical appraisal
For his work on 'Tora-san's Shattered Romance' as well as the next two entries in the 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series, 'Tora-san, the Good Samaritan' and 'Tora-san's Love Call' (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 Shattered Romance' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Tora-san's Shattered Romance' was released theatrically on January 15, 1971. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.
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