Tora-san Takes a Vacation
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Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
Produced by | Kiyoshi Shimizu |
Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Kumiko Goto |
Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō no Kyūjitsu) is a 1990 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as the love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san Takes a Vacation is the forty-third entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast[]
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Mari Natsuki as Ayako Oikawa
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal[]
Hidetaka Yoshioka was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Kumiko Goto for Best Supporting Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for their roles in Tora-san Takes a Vacation, and the previous entry in the series, Tora-san, My Uncle (1989).[3] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Takes a Vacation two and a half out of five stars.[4]
Availability[]
Tora-san Takes a Vacation was released theatrically on December 22, 1990.[5] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[6]
Bibliography[]
English[]
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO NO KYUJITSU". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no kyuujitsu (1990) at IMDb
German[]
- "Tora-San Takes a Vacation" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Japanese[]
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日 (1990) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日". 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 寅次郎の休日 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
References[]
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no kyuujitsu (1990)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Tora-San Takes a Vacation" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日". 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 寅次郎の休日 (1990) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links[]
- Tora-san Takes a Vacation at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
- 1990 films
- Japanese-language films
- Films directed by Yoji Yamada
- 1990 comedy films
- Japanese films
- Otoko wa Tsurai yo films
- Shochiku films
- Films set in Nagoya
- Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada
- Japanese sequel films
- 1990s Japanese film stubs