Tora-san's Forget Me Not
| Tora-san's Forget Me Not | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by |
Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring |
Kiyoshi Atsumi Ruriko Asaoka |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Forget Me Not (男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasurenagusa) aka Torasan and his Forget-Me-Not[1] is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Forget Me Not is the eleventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
When Tora-san takes a job at a dairy farm, he becomes infatuated with Lily, a singer. Tora becomes ill, and Lily plans to visit him to tell him his feelings are requited. She is fired from her job and must leave before she can visit Tora-san.[3][4]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily (Kiyoko Matsuoka)
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal
Yuji Yamada was given the Best Director prize at the Mainichi Film Awards for his work on Tora-san's Forget Me Not. Yamada, Akira Miyazaki, and Yoshitaka Asama were also awarded for Best Screenplay at the ceremony.[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Forget Me Not three and a half out of five stars.[7]
Availability
Tora-san's Forget Me Not was released theatrically on August 4, 1973.[8] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[9]
References
- ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO WASURENA-GUSA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in
|publisher=(help) (official site) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO WASURENAGUSA (1973)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa (1973)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ "Tora-San's Forget Me Not" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草(1973) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in
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Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO WASURENAGUSA (1973)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO WASURENA-GUSA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa (1973) at the Internet Movie Database
German
- "Tora-San's Forget Me Not" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in
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Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草(1973) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-01-18. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links
- Tora-san's Forget Me Not at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)