Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971 Japanese film
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Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (男はつらいよ 奮闘篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Funtō hen) is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rumi Sakakibara as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san, the Good Samaritan is the seventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Yoshitaka Asama
Rumi Sakakibara
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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Rumi Sakakibara |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot summary
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Rumi Sakakibara as Hanako Ōta
- Sachiko Mitsumoto as Fuyuko
- Chōchō Miyako as Kiku
- Kunie Tanaka as Prof. Fukui
- Hiroshi Ōtsuka as Policeman
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Chieko Misaki as Torajiro's aunt
- Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume
Critical appraisal
For his work on Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, the previous entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, Tora-san's Shattered Romance, and the following entry, Tora-san's Love Call (all 1971), Yoji Yamada tied for Best Director at the Mainichi Film Awards with Masahiro Shinoda.[3] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, the Good Samaritan three and a half out of five stars.[4]
