Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (男はつらいよ お帰り 寅さん, Otoko wa Tsurai yo Okaeri Torasan)[1] is a 2019 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It is the fiftieth entry in the popular and long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.[2] Shooting began on October 20, 2018 and the film was released on December 27, 2019. [3]
| Tora-san, Wish You Were Here | |
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| Kanji | 男はつらいよ お帰り 寅さん |
| Revised Hepburn | Otoko wa Tsurai yo Okaeri Torasan |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yuzo Asahara |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Fukazawa |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii Kazuhide Ishijima |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto Junnosuke Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san). Atsumi died in 1996 and he appears throughout the film as flashbacks, using footage from his dozens of performances as Tora-san in the previous films. It also stars Chieko Baisho, Gin Maeda, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kumiko Goto, Mari Natsuki, and Ruriko Asaoka, all recreating their roles from the long running film series.
Cast edit
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, otherwise known as Tora-san
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura Suwa
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Kumiko Goto as Izumi Bruna
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Mari Natsuki as Ayako Hara
- Chizuru Ikewaki as Setsuko Takano
- Hiyori Sakurada as Yuri Suwa, Mitsuo's daughter
- Isao Hashizume as Kazuo Oikawa
- Nenji Kobayashi as Kubota, Mitsuo's Father in Law
- Tatekawa Shiraku as Rakugo artist
- Takashi Sasano as Gozen-sama
- Jun Miho as Akemi
- Mari Hamada
- Tetsurō Degawa
- Cunning Takeyama
- Gajirō Satō
- Masayasu Kitayama
- Hayashiya Tamahei
- Taiki Matsuno
- Miu Tomita
- Sara Kurashima
- Sōtarō Tanaka
- Keisuke Kuwata[4]
Bibliography edit
Japanese edit
- 男はつらいよ新作で満男は小説家、寅さんも“登場” (in Japanese). asahi.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
References edit
- ^ "Tora-San, Wish You Were Here ｜ Shochiku Films".
- ^ "'Tora-san' movie series to return for 50th anniv. with late actor in main role". Mainichi Daily News. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "渥美清さん死去から22年…映画「男はつらいよ」復活! 新作制作発表". Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "「男はつらいよ」新作の主題歌を桑田佳祐が担当、オープニングに出演決定". Natalie. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
External links edit
- Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo 50th Anniversary Project:Official site with all the information about the 50th anniversary of the It's Tough Being a Man Series, including info on this film
- 男はつらいよ50 おかえり、寅さん（仮題） eiga.com information page