Tora-san, the Intellectual
- December 27, 1975 (1975-12-27)
Tora-san, the Intellectual (男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Katsushika Risshihen) aka Tora-san Meets a Lady Scholar[1] is a 1975 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Fumie Kashiyama as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san, the Intellectual is the sixteenth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
Tora-san returns to his family's shop in Shibamata, Tokyo to find himself accused of being the father of a 17-year-old girl. It turns out that Tora-san had only given help to the girl's mother after her husband had left her. Tora-san becomes infatuated with the female archeology student who is staying with his family, and attempts to take up intellectual pursuits to get near her.[3][4]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Fumie Kashiyama as Reiko
- Junko Sakurada as Junko Mogami
- Keiju Kobayashi as Professor Tadokoro
- Masami Shimojō as Tatsuzō Kuruma (Torajiro's uncle)
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal
A 1977 review in The New York Times judged Tora-san, the Intellectual to be "genuinely warm and charming". The review commented that Yoji Yamada's script was "convoluted" and the directing "uneven", but that "Mr. Yamada is decidedly professional in shaping a colorful and briskly moving story," and that the film as a whole "project[s] contemporary Japanese family life and ties realistically and affectionately."[3] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, the Intellectual three and a half out of five stars.[6]
Availability
Tora-san, the Intellectual was released theatrically on December 27, 1975.[7] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[8] The film played for two days in New York in 1977 during which time it received a review in The New York Times.[3]
References
- ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -KATSUSHIKA RISSHI-HEN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
- ^ a b c Weiler, A.H. (1977-04-27). "Film: Japanese Suds". The New York Times.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Tora-San, the Intellectual" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (1975) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO KATSUSHIKA RISSHI-HEN (1975)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -KATSUSHIKA RISSHI-HEN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Katsushika risshihen (1975) at IMDb
- Weiler, A.H. (1977-04-27). "Film: Japanese Suds". The New York Times.
German
- "Tora-San, the Intellectual" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (1975) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- "男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- 男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links
- Tora-san, the Intellectual Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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- It's Tough Being a Man (1969)
- Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
- Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
- Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
- Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
- Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)
- Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
- Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)
- Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
- Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
- Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
- Tora-san's Lovesick (1974)
- Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)
- Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
- Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
- Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
- Tora's Pure Love (1976)
- Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
- Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
- Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
- Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
- Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
- Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
- Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
- Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
- Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
- Tora-san's Promise (1981)
- Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
- Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
- Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
- Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
- Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
- Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
- Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
- Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
- Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
- Tora-san Goes North (1987)
- Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
- Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
- Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
- Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
- Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
- Tora-san Confesses (1991)
- Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
- Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
- Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)
- Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
- Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Edition (1997)
- Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)