Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992 Japanese film
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tora-san Makes Excuses (男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō no Seishun) is a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his nephew Mitsuo's Hidetaka Yoshioka love interest or "Madonna", Izumi.[2] It also co-stars Masatoshi Nagase, who plays Mitsuo's rival for Izumi's affection and Mari Natsuki as Izumi's mother. Tora-San Makes Excuses is the forty-fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
Yoshitaka Asama
Produced byKiyoshi Shimizu
Hiro Fukazawa
Hiro Fukazawa
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Kumiko Goto
Kumiko Goto
| Tora-san Makes Excuses | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Produced by | Kiyoshi Shimizu Hiro Fukazawa |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Kumiko Goto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba Mitsumi Hanada |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
|
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $26 million[1] |
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[3]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Jun Fubuki as Choko
- Masatoshi Nagase as Ryusuke
- Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō (Torajirō's uncle )
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Mari Natsuki as Ayako Oikawa
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Keiroku Seki as Ponshu
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal
The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Makes Excuses three and a half out of five stars.[4]
