Tora-san to the Rescue
1995 Japanese film
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Tora-san to the Rescue (男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kurenai no Hana) is a 1995 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".[1] Tora-san to the Rescue is the forty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Produced byHiroshi Fukazawa
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Ruriko Asaoka
Ruriko Asaoka
| Tora-san to the Rescue | |
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Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Fukazawa |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Ruriko Asaoka |
| Cinematography | Mutsuo Nakanuma |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto Jun'nosuke Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[2]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura Suwa
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa
- Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Hiroshi Inuzuka as Taxi driver
- Keiroku Seki as Ponshū
- Mari Natsuki as Ayako Oikawa
- Kunie Tanaka as Ship captain
Critical appraisal
The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san to the Rescue three and a half out of five stars.[3]
