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Tora-san, My Uncle (男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Boku no Ojisan) is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san, My Uncle is the 42nd entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Tora-san, My Uncle
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Yoji Yamada
Written by	Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama
Produced by	Kiyoshi Shimizu
Starring	Kiyoshi Atsumi Kumiko Goto
Cinematography	Tetsuo Takaba
Edited by	Iwao Ishii
Music by	Naozumi Yamamoto
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	December 27, 1989 (1989-12-27)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
• Chieko Baisho as Sakura
• Fumi Dan as Hisako
• Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
• Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
• Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
• Gajirō Satō as Genkō
• Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
• Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa (Mitsuo's girlfriend)
• Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
• Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama

Critical appraisal

Hidetaka Yoshioka was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Japan Academy Prize for his role in Tora-san, My Uncle. He won this title at the Nikkan Sports Film Award ceremony. Kumiko Goto was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize.[3] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "This Tora-san, like all the others, in its depiction of warm family life and natural beauty, exudes a strong nostalgic pull for a Japan that was more spacious, beautiful and personal than it is today."[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, My Uncle three and a half out of five stars.[5]

Availability

Tora-san, My Uncle was released theatrically on December 27, 1989.[6] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.[7]

References

Bibliography

English

• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -BOKU NO OJISAN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
• Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (1989) at IMDb

German

• "Tora-San, My Uncle" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

Japanese

• 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (1989) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
• "男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
• 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
• 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

External links

• Tora-san, My Uncle at www.tora-san.jp (official site)

На других языках

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- [en] Tora-san, My Uncle

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[ru] Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 42: Дядя Торадзиро

«Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 42: Дядя Торадзиро» (яп. 男はつらいよ　ぼくの伯父さん, Отоко-ва цурай ё: баку-но одзисан; англ. Tora-san, My Uncle (Tora-san 42) — японская комедия режиссёра Ёдзи Ямады, вышедшая на экраны в 1989 году. 42-й фильм популярного в Японии киносериала о комичных злоключениях незадачливого чудака Торадзиро Курума, или по-простому Тора-сана. По результатам проката фильм посмотрели 1 млн. 900 тыс. японских зрителей[2].

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