Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
| Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by |
Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring |
Kiyoshi Atsumi Yoshiko Mita |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Sarada Kinenbi) is a 1988 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yoshiko Mita as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial is the fortieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. The title comes from Machi Tawara poetry collection Salad Anniversary, on which this movie was based.
Synopsis
In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.[2][3]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[4]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Yoshiko Mita as Machiko
- Hiroko Mita as Yuki
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Toshinori Omi as Sei
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Tomoko Naraoka as Machiko's mother
Critical appraisal
Yoshiko Mita was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for her role in Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial.[5] Kevin Thomas at the Los Angeles Times wrote in his positive review that [6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial four out of five stars, labeling it one of the highlights of the series.[7]
Availability
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial was released theatrically on December 24, 1988.[8] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1989 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[9]
References
- ↑ "S男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) (official site) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO SARADA KINENBI (1988)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro sarada kinenbi (1988)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin (March 31, 1989). "Movie Reviews : An Endearing Story of Wanderlust in 'Tora-san'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Tora-San's Salad-Day Memorial" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (1988) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
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Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO SARADA KINENBI (1988)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO SARADA KINENBI". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro sarada kinenbi (1988) at the Internet Movie Database
German
- "Tora-San's Salad-Day Memorial" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
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Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (1988) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)