Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

1988 Japanese film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Sarada Kinenbi) is a 1988 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yoshiko Mita as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial is the fortieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. The title comes from Machi Tawara poetry collection Salad Anniversary, on which this movie was based.

Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
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Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
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Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Yoshiko Mita
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • December 24, 1988 (1988-12-24)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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Synopsis

In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, but he is afraid of committing to a relationship.[2][3]

Cast

Critical appraisal

Yoshiko Mita was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for her role in Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial.[5] Kevin Thomas at the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review.[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial four out of five stars, labeling it one of the highlights of the series.[7]

Availability

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial was released theatrically on December 24, 1988.[8] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1989 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[9]

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