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 his nephew's 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.
| Tora-san Takes a Vacation | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| 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 |
Cast edit
- 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
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal edit
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 edit
Tora-san Takes a Vacation was released theatrically on December 22, 1990.[5] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[6]
Bibliography edit
English edit
- "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 edit
- "Tora-San Takes a Vacation" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Japanese edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. 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 edit
- Tora-san Takes a Vacation Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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