Tora-san's Shattered Romance
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| Tora-san's Shattered Romance | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Ayako Wakao Chieko Baisho Chishū Ryū Hisaya Morishige |
| 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 Shattered Romance (男はつらいよ 純情篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Junjō hen) aka Tora-san in Love[1] is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ayako Wakao as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Shattered Romance is the sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ayako Wakao as Yūko Akashi
- Shin Morikawa as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
- Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Hisaya Morishige as Senzō
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Kinuyo
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Doctor Yamashita
- Gorō Tarumi as Yūko's husband
Critical appraisal
For his work on Tora-san's Shattered Romance as well as the next two entries in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan and Tora-san's Love Call (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 Shattered Romance three and a half out of five stars.[7]