Tora-san Makes Excuses
- December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)
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.
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]
Availability
Tora-san Makes Excuses was released theatrically on December 26, 1992.[5] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1993 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[6]
References
- ^ Klady, Leonard (January 3, 1994). "Warner Bros. tops hot box office 100". Variety. p. 42.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 (Madonna)". www.tora-san.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Tora-San Makes Excuses". www.molodezhnaja.ch (in German). Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 (1992). www.allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Bibliography
English
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO NO SEISHUN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no seishun (1992) at IMDb
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 (1992). www.allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san Makes Excuses Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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- Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
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- Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
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