Tora-san, My Uncle

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 byYoji Yamada
Produced byKiyoshi Shimizu
Written byYoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Kumiko Goto
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • December 27, 1989 (1989-12-27)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

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 has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.[7]

References
  1. "男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (official site)
  2. 男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (1989)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. Thomas, Kevin (May 23, 1990). "MOVIE REVIEW : 42nd 'Tora-san' Examines First Love". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. "Tora-San, My Uncle" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  6. "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.
  7. 男はつらいよ　ぼくの伯父さん (1989) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

Bibliography

English

German

Japanese
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