Tora-san's Easy Advice
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Produced by | Yoshiki Nomura |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Rino Katase |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto Jun'nosuke Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Easy Advice (男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajirō-sama) is a 1994 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rino Katase as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Easy Advice is the forty-seventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast
[edit]- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Riho Makise as Nao Kawai
- Rino Katase as Noriko
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
- Masato Yamada as Shinobu Kawai
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
Critical appraisal
[edit]The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Easy Advice three out of five stars.[3]
Availability
[edit]Tora-san's Easy Advice was released theatrically on December 23, 1994.[4] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (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 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Tora-San's Easy Advice" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (1994) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Bibliography
[edit]English
[edit]German
[edit]- "Tora-San's Easy Advice" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Japanese
[edit]- 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (1994) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 拝啓 車寅次郎様 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
[edit]- Tora-san's Easy Advice Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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- 1994 films
- Films directed by Yoji Yamada
- 1994 comedy films
- 1990s Japanese-language films
- Otoko wa Tsurai yo films
- Japanese sequel films
- Shochiku films
- Films set in Kamakura
- Films set in Shiga Prefecture
- Films set in Nagasaki Prefecture
- Films set in Niigata Prefecture
- Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada
- 1990s Japanese films
- 1990s Japanese film stubs