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Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

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Wikipedia article




is a 1988 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yoshiko Mita as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial' is the fortieth entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series. The title comes from Machi Tawara poetry collection 'Salad Anniversary', on which this movie was based.

Synopsis



In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, but he is afraid of committing to a relationship.

Cast



* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir

* Chieko Baisho as Sakura

* Yoshiko Mita as Machiko

* Hiroko Mita as Yuki

* Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuz

* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)

* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa

* Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa

* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetar Katsura)

* Gajir Sat as Genk

* Toshinori Omi as Sei

* Chish Ry as Gozen-sama

* Tomoko Naraoka as Machiko's mother

Critical appraisal



Yoshiko Mita was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for her role in 'Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial'. Kevin Thomas at the 'Los Angeles Times' gave the film a positive review. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial' four out of five stars, labeling it one of the highlights of the series.

Availability



'Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial' was released theatrically on December 24, 1988. In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1989 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.

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