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Tora's Pure Love
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Wikipedia article
a.k.a. 'Torasan Meets his School-Mates' 'and' 'Tora-san's Heart of Gold' is a 1976 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Machiko Ky as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora's Pure Love' is the eighteenth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series, and was Machiko Ky's penultimate film appearance.
Plot
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother, who has a terminal illness.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Machiko Ky as Aya Yagy
* Fumi Dan as Masako Yagy
* Masami Shimoj as Kuruma Tatsuz
* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetar Katsura)
* Gajir Sat as Genk
* Chish Ry as Gozen-sama
* Yoshio Yoshida as Chairman
* Mari Okamoto as Sayuri zora
Critical appraisal
'Tora's Pure Love' was the sixth top-grossing Japanese film of 1976. However, Stuart Galbraith IV writes that the film is disappointing in comparison with the previous 'Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset' (also 1976), more sentimental and less well-plotted than the earlier film. Galbraith judges 'Tora's Pure Love' nevertheless to be funny, and enjoyable for the scenes between series star Kiyoshi Atsumi and actress Machiko Ky in one of her last appearances. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora's Pure Love' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Tora's Pure Love' was released theatrically on December 25, 1976. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1999 and 2008.
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