Tora-san's Runaway
| Tora-san's Runaway | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Aiko Nagayama |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Runaway (男はつらいよ 望郷篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Bōkyō hen) aka Tora-san Homebound[1] is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Aiko Nagayama as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Runaway is the fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast[edit]
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro[3]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Aiko Nagayama as Setsuko Miura
- Hisashi Igawa as Tsuyoshi Kimura
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Taisaku Akino as Noboru Kawamata
- Masamichi Matsuyama as Sumio Ishida
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume
- Tokuko Sugiyama as Setsuko's mother, Tomiko
- Gajirō Satō as Genkichi (Man at the Temple)
- Michio Kida as Masayoshi Takioka
Critical appraisal[edit]
Chieko Baisho was given the Best Actress award at both the Mainichi Film Awards and the Kinema Junpo Awards for her roles in Tora-san's Runaway and Kazoku. Yoji Yamada and Akira Miyazaki were also given the Best Screenplay award at those two ceremonies for their work on those two films.[4]
The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Runaway three out of five stars.[5]
Availability[edit]
Tora-san's Runaway was released theatrically on August 26, 1970.[6] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -BOKYO HEN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 望郷篇 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 望郷篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boukyou hen (1970)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Tora-San's Runaway" (in German). molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 望郷篇". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 望郷篇(1970) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Bibliography[edit]
English[edit]
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO BOKYO-HEN (1970)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -BOKYO HEN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boukyou hen (1970) at IMDb
German[edit]
- "Tora-San's Runaway" (in German). molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Japanese[edit]
- 男はつらいよ 望郷篇(1970) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 望郷篇". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 望郷篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 望郷篇 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links[edit]
- Tora-san's Runaway Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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