Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North | |
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Toshirō Mifune Keiko Takeshita | |
Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Tora-san Goes North (男はつらいよ 知床慕情, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Shiretoko Bojō) aka Torasan, Remind Shiretoke[1] is a 1987 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), Keiko Takeshita as the film's "Madonna", and Toshiro Mifune as Takeshita's father.[2] Tora-san Goes North is the thirty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.[3][4]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Keiko Takeshita as Rinko
- Toshiro Mifune as Junkichi Ueno
- Keiko Awaji as Etsuko
- Shimojo Masamias Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Jun Miho as Akemi
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Issei Ogataas The doctor
Critical appraisal
Availability
Tora-san Goes North was released theatrically on August 15, 1987.[9] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1997, 2002, and 2008.[10]
References
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -SHIRETOKO BOJO". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 知床慕情" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2015-10-25. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 知床慕情 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008-12-31). "Tora-san 38: Tora-san Goes North (Region 2)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 知床慕情 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (December 25, 1987). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Tora-san Goes North' Ideal Role for Mifune". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Tora-San Goes North" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 知床慕情". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 知床慕情 (1987) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO SHIRETOKO BOJO (1987)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -SHIRETOKO BOJO". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiretoko bojô (1987) at IMDb
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008-12-31). "Tora-san 38: Tora-san Goes North (Region 2)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
German
- "Tora-San Goes North" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 知床慕情 (1987) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 知床慕情". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 知床慕情 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 知床慕情 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san Goes North Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)