Tora-san's Love Call
- November 20, 1971 (1971-11-20)
Tora-san's Love Call (男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajiro Koiuta) aka Tora-san's Love Song[1] is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Junko Ikeuchi as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Love Call is the eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
Hoping to find rest from his wandering life, Tora-san returns home. He becomes infatuated with a widow and leaves to travel again, keeping his feelings secret.[3][4]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Takashi Shimura as Hyōichirō Suwa (Hiroshi's father)
- Shin Morikawa as Tatsuzō (Torajiro's uncle)
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Yasukiyo Umeno as Tsuyoshi Suwa
- Takanobu Hozumi as Osamu Suwa
- Yoshio Yoshida as Director of travelling company of actors
- Chieko Misaki as Torajiro's aunt
- Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume
Critical appraisal
For his work on Tora-san's Love Call, and the previous two entries in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, and Tora-san's Shattered Romance (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 Love Call three and a half out of five stars.[7]
Availability
Tora-san's Love Call was released theatrically on November 20, 1971.[8] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 1995 and 2008.[9]
References
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO KOIUTA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KOIUTA (1971)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiuta (1971)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Tora-San's Love Call" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌(1971) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KOIUTA (1971)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO KOIUTA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiuta (1971) at IMDb
German
- "Tora-San's Love Call" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌(1971) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links
- Tora-san's Love Call Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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- Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
- Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
- Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
- Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
- Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)
- Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
- Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)
- Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
- Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
- Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
- Tora-san's Lovesick (1974)
- Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)
- Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
- Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
- Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
- Tora's Pure Love (1976)
- Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
- Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
- Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
- Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
- Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
- Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
- Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
- Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
- Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
- Tora-san's Promise (1981)
- Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
- Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
- Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
- Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
- Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
- Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
- Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
- Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
- Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
- Tora-san Goes North (1987)
- Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
- Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
- Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
- Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
- Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
- Tora-san Confesses (1991)
- Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
- Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
- Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)
- Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
- Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Edition (1997)
- Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)