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Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
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Wikipedia article
is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rumi Sakakibara as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san, the Good Samaritan' is the seventh entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Rumi Sakakibara as Hanako ta
* Sachiko Mitsumoto as Fuyuko
* Chch Miyako as Kiku
* Kunie Tanaka as Prof. Fukui
* Hiroshi tsuka as Policeman
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Chieko Misaki as Torajiro's aunt
* Hisao Dazai as Tar Ume
Critical appraisal
For his work on 'Tora-san, the Good Samaritan', the previous entry in the 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series, 'Tora-san's Shattered Romance', and the following entry, '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, the Good Samaritan' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Tora-san, the Good Samaritan' was released theatrically on April 28, 1971. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 1998 and 2008.
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