Tora-san's Rise and Fall
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Yoshitaka Asama
Ruriko Asaoka
| Tora-san's Rise and Fall | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Ruriko Asaoka |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Rise and Fall (男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Aiaigasa) aka Tora-san Finds a Sweetheart, Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again and Torasan: Love Under the Umbrella[1] is a 1975 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Rise and Fall is the fifteenth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily
- Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Hisao Dazai as Manager
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
- Yoshio Yoshida as Slave trader
- Tsunehiko Kamijō as Pirate
- Masakane Yonekura as Pirate
Critical appraisal
At the Blue Ribbon Awards, Ruriko Asaoka was given the Best Actress prize and Chieko Baisho the Best Supporting Actress prize for their roles in Tora-san's Rise and Fall. Asaoka was also named Best Actress at the Kinema Junpo Awards and the Mainichi Film Awards. Mainichi also awarded Kiminobu Satō for Best Art Direction on this film and on Harakara.[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Rise and Fall three and a half out of five stars.[7]