Tora-san Goes to Vienna

1989 Japanese film
  • August 5, 1989 (1989-08-05)
Running time
109 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

Tora-san Goes to Vienna (男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kokoro no Tabiji) is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san Goes to Vienna is the forty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Synopsis

During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.[2][3]

Cast

  • Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[4]
  • Chieko Baisho as Sakura
  • Keiko Takeshita as Kumiko Egami
  • Akira Emoto as Hyoma Sakaguchi
  • Keiko Awaji as Madam
  • Shimojo Masami as 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)

Critical reception

The Swiss site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Goes to Vienna three and a half out of five stars.[5]

Availability

Tora-san Goes to Vienna was released theatrically on August 5, 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 寅次郎心の旅路 (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 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KOKORO NO TABIJI (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  5. ^ "Tora-San Goes to Vienna" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  6. ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路". 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 寅次郎心の旅路 (1989) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

Bibliography

English

  • "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KOKORO NO TABIJI (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  • "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO KOKORO NO TABIJI". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  • Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji (1989) at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata

German

  • "Tora-San Goes to Vienna" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

Japanese

  • 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (1989) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  • "男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路". 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 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  • 男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

External links

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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