Tora-san, My Uncle

1989 Japanese film
  • December 27, 1989 (1989-12-27)
Running time
108 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

Tora-san, My Uncle (男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Boku no Ojisan) is a 1989 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, My Uncle is the 42nd entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Cast

  • Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
  • Chieko Baisho as Sakura
  • Fumi Dan as Hisako
  • Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
  • Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
  • Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
  • Gajirō Satō as Genkō
  • Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
  • Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa (Mitsuo's girlfriend)
  • Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
  • Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama

Critical appraisal

Hidetaka Yoshioka was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Japan Academy Prize for his role in Tora-san, My Uncle. He won this title at the Nikkan Sports Film Award ceremony. Kumiko Goto was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize.[3] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "This Tora-san, like all the others, in its depiction of warm family life and natural beauty, exudes a strong nostalgic pull for a Japan that was more spacious, beautiful and personal than it is today."[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, My Uncle three and a half out of five stars.[5]

Availability

Tora-san, My Uncle was released theatrically on December 27, 1989.[6] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.[7]

References

  1. ^ "男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (official site)
  2. ^ 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (1989)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kevin (May 23, 1990). "MOVIE REVIEW : 42nd 'Tora-san' Examines First Love". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Tora-San, My Uncle" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  6. ^ "男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  7. ^ 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (1989) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

Bibliography

English

German

  • "Tora-San, My Uncle" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

Japanese

  • 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (1989) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  • "男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん". 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 ぼくの伯父さん (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  • 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

External links

  • Tora-san, My Uncle Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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