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Tora-san's Rise and Fall
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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Tora-san Finds a Sweetheart', 'Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again' and 'Torasan: Love Under the Umbrella' is a 1975 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Rise and Fall' is the fifteenth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.
Synopsis
Tora-san meets an old girlfriend on his travels. When she returns home with him, his family attempts to arrange a marriage between the two. After a misunderstanding occurs, the woman leaves, and the family is left regretting that they interfered.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Ruriko Asaoka as Lily
* Masami Shimoj as Kuruma Tatsuz
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
* Hisao Dazai as Manager
* Gajir Sat as Genk
* Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
* Yoshio Yoshida as Slave trader
* Tsunehiko Kamij as Pirate
* Masakane Yonekura as Pirate
Critical appraisal
At the Blue Ribbon Awards, Ruriko Asaoka was given the Best Actress prize and Chieko Baisho the Best Supporting Actress prize for their roles in 'Tora-san's Rise and Fall'. Asaoka was also named Best Actress at the Kinema Junpo Awards and the Mainichi Film Awards. Mainichi also awarded Kiminobu Sat for Best Art Direction on this film and on 'Harakara'. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san's Rise and Fall' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Tora-san's Rise and Fall' was released theatrically on August 2, 1975. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.
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