Tora-san Confesses
| Tora-san Confesses | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Fukazawa |
| Written by |
Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring |
Kiyoshi Atsumi Kumiko Goto |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography |
Tetsuo Takaba Mitsumi Hanada |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san Confesses (男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō no Kokuhaku) is a 1991 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san Confesses is the forty-fourth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo (Sakura's son)
- Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa (Mitsuo's girlfriend)
- Hideko Yoshida as Seikō
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Keiroku Seki as Ponshū
Critical appraisal
Series Director Yoji Yamada and Yoshitaka Asama were nominated for Best Screenplay at the Japan Academy Prize for their work on Tora-san Confesses. Other nominations for the film at the ceremony were Mitsuo Degawa for Best Art Direction and Isao Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto for Best Sound.[3] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that this entry "is a charmer, full of the sentiment, humor and compassion that made the Tora-san movies always the most popular attraction" at Japanese language cinemas in Los Angeles. [4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Confesses three out of five stars.[5]
Availability
Tora-san Confesses was released theatrically on December 23, 1991.[6] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1992 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2000 and 2005.[7]
References
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) (official site) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no kokuhaku (1991)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin (March 6, 1992). "Movie Reviews : 'Tora-san' No. 44 Offers Reprieve for Theater". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Tora-San Confesses" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 (1991) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
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Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO NO KOKUHAKU". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no kokuhaku (1991) at the Internet Movie Database
German
- "Tora-San Confesses" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
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Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 (1991) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san Confesses at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)
- Tora-san Confesses at the Internet Movie Database