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.
| 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 |
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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