Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (男はつらいよ 純情篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Junjō hen) aka Tora-san in Love[1] is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ayako Wakao as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Shattered Romance is the sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Ayako Wakao Chieko Baisho Chishū Ryū Hisaya Morishige |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Synopsis
A girl who has escaped from an institution falls in love with Tora-san. He decides to marry her, but his family and the girl's teacher break up the romance.[3][4]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ayako Wakao as Yūko Akashi
- Shin Morikawa as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Hisaya Morishige as Senzō
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Kinuyo
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Doctor Yamashita
- Gorō Tarumi as Yūko's husband
Critical appraisal
For his work on Tora-san's Shattered Romance as well as the next two entries in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan and Tora-san's Love Call (all 1971), Yoji Yamada tied for Best Director at the Mainichi Film Awards with Masahiro Shinoda.[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Shattered Romance three and a half out of five stars.[7]
Availability
Tora-san's Shattered Romance was released theatrically on January 15, 1971.[8] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[9]
References
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -JUNJO HEN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 純情篇 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
- 男はつらいよ 純情篇 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO JUNJO-HEN (1971)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 純情篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Funto hen (1971)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "Tora-San's Shattered Romance" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 純情篇". 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 純情篇(1971) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO JUNJO-HEN (1971)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -JUNJO HEN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Junjô hen (1971) at IMDb
German
- "Tora-San's Shattered Romance" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 純情篇(1971) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 純情篇". 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 純情篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 純情篇 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.