Takes a vacation otoko wa tsuraiyo torajiro no kyujitsu, actor, 1990. Otoko wa tsurai yo, its tough being a man is a japanese film series starring kiyoshi atsumi as torasan, a kindhearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. Torasan series 1969 g 1 season japanese comedies an irresponsible peddler with a heart of gold travels through japan, falling in love wherever he goes but always winding up a perennial bachelor. Tora san s runaway 1970 an eccentric and cheerful tramp kiyoshi atsumi causes trouble when he returns home to see family.
With kiyoshi atsumi, chieko baisho, kumiko goto, hidetaka yoshioka. In japan, the film was released on videotape in 1989 and 1995, and in dvd format in 2000, 2005, and 2008. For his performances in torasan, the matchmaker and the next entry in the series, torasans dream of spring also 1979, kiyoshi atsumi was nominated for best actor at the japan academy prize ceremony. Typical story lines have tora san, a suitcase carrying, leisuresuit wearing, traveling salesman visiting different parts of japan, where he meets a beautiful young woman, is smitten, and tells her if she ever needs help, she should come visit him in his hometown. This film is part of the monthly classics series, best of tora san. Torasan goes home after having a dream about sakura and hiroshi and finds his room up for rent. Torasan, the expert otoko wa tsuraiyo hana mo arashi mo torajiro, or its tough to be a man flower and storm torajiro, 1982 is the first torasan movie released anywhere in the world with both english subtitles and a 16.
Torasans dear old home 1972 03101974 us comedy 1h 48m user score. Nov 14, 2008 this year marks the 40th birthday of arguably the most popular character in japanese cinema torasan. It stars kiyoshi atsumi as torajiro kuruma torasan, and keiko matsuzaka as his love interest or madonna. Torasan runs into izumi, who has run away from home after learning that her mother plans to remarry. Choppers, bobbers, and quad exhausts its been a number of years since i made it to born free and first impression was that its definitely grown over the years but i also remembered it being more, well, free. The series itself is often referred to as torasan by its fans. Torasan 41 torasan goes to vienna scene at amsterdam schiphol airport by kocie podroze. Its obviously taken from an analog tape source that even betrays a few video wrinkles once or twice. Animeigo released the film on dvd in the us along with the other first four films in the otoko wa tsurai yo series on november 24, 2009. It stars kiyoshi atsumi as torajiro kuruma torasan, and junko ikeuchi as his love interest or madonna. Tora san s dear old home 1972 03101974 us comedy 1h 48m user score. Tora san 17 torasans sunrise and sunset 1976 akiba. We are the number one online shopping website for asian entertainment products covering asian movies and videos, japanese, korean, and chinese movies, tv dramas, asian music, books, comics, games, electronics, and more. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 azuma morisaki and 4.
With kiyoshi atsumi, chieko baisho, keiko takeshita, masami shimojo. The story is more detailed and whitout boring scenes. The wandering peddler torasan was created by atsumi and director yoji yamada for. To celebrate the occasion, shochiku is releasing the complete set of its torasan films. He also portrayed miyamoto musashi in hiroshi inagakis samurai trilogy and one.
Torasan goes north aka torasan, remind shiretoke is a 1987 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. Torajiro koiuta aka torasans love song is a 1971 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. Outside shibamata station, in the north of tokyo, stands a statue of a shabby traveling. Keiko takeshita celebrity profile check out the latest keiko takeshita photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The subject is grand enough, but the screenplay mostly concerns itself with clerks, secretaries, teletype operators and government functionaries.
Kiyoshi, the actor who starred as torasan in each and every episode. Ive got two little motoloving groms and after watching motogp that morning, they were pissed that i. Boku no ojisan is a 1989 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. Heres an alphabetical index with all the films currently available on the site. Tora san s grand scheme was released theatrically on february 27, 1970. Otoko wa tsurai yo, its tough being a man is a japanese film series starring kiyoshi atsumi as torasan, a kindhearted vagabond who. Torasan and the painter and torasans sunset glow is a 1976 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. It stars kiyoshi atsumi as torajiro kuruma torasan, and mikiko otonashi as his love interest or madonna.
He goes out for a drink that night and meets a drunken old man who cannot even pay for his own drink. It stars kiyoshi atsumi as torajiro kuruma torasan, keiko takeshita as the films madonna, and toshiro mifune as takeshitas father. Torasan gets caught up in the entanglements not only between rinko and her father but between dr. Torasan goes north 1987 kiyoshi atsumi in torasan goes north 1987 torasan goes north 1987. Tora s tropical fever is the twentyfifth entry in the popular, longrunning otoko wa tsurai yo series. The documentary follows, for 22 years, nine family members involved in the manufacturing of udon in goto islands, nagasaki prefecture.
Torasans matchmaker is the fortysixth entry in the popular, longrunning otoko wa tsurai yo series. Torasan pities him and let him stay at his house for the night. Animeigo released the film on dvd in the us along with the other first four films in the otoko wa. Shochiku theatrically released a special edition version to theaters in 1997. While sakura and hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, torajiro befriends three young women on vacation during his travels. Blame shochiku, the films owner in japan for not providing panorama with clones of their 16. He is best known for his 16film collaboration 194865 with akira kurosawa in such works as rashomon, seven samurai, the hidden fortress, throne of blood, and yojimbo. Kiyoshi atsumi, chieko baish, kyoko maya, masami shimojo.
Torasan stands watch over the shibamata neighborhood. Torajiro no endan is a 1993 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. Tora san, a 48film series, is by far the longestrunning film series in japanese history and the secondlongest overall in the world. Mitsuo goes to nagoya to visit izumi, whose father left izumis. Tora san s tropical fever is a delight in every respect. Twenty years after leaving the small town of shibamata, torasan returns home and is reunited with his younger sister sakura, who has been raised there by their aunt and uncle. The movie biokids 1990 happened to be written by jose javier reyes, ipe pelino and unveiled in the year 1990 with it likely be a winner among director bebong osorios fans. Torajiro kamifusen, also called torasan and a paper balloon in some regions, is a 1981 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. Torasans love call is the eighth entry in the popular, longrunning otoko wa tsurai yo series. After returning home to his family, which disapproves of his wandering lifestyle, the damsel in distress shows up, and torasan falls in love. When hiroshi, a neighborhood factory worker, vows to win sakura over, tora san stirs the pot with clumsy schemes that backfire into disaster. Included in the set are the first four films of the series, its tough being a man, torasans cherished mother, torasan, his tender love, and torasans grand scheme.
Torasan stays in a small town up north with a veterinarian who is in love with a bar proprietress. Record breaking japanese tora san here the sunday times. Torasan of goto goto no torasan 14th jogjanetpac asian. Torasan, wish you were here otoko wa tsuraiyo okaeri torasan 2019. Shiretoko bojo aka torasan, remind shiretoke is a 1987 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. Torasans song of love torasan goes north hearts and flowers for torasan torasan goes religious. The girl this time is rinko ueno, who has come home in an attempt to repair her relationship with her gruff veterinarian father, junkichi jun ueno. Torasan, the matchmaker was the third top boxoffice film in japan for the year of 1979. Torasans runaway 1970 an eccentric and cheerful tramp kiyoshi atsumi causes trouble when he returns home to see family. While sakura and hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, torajiro. Tora san record breaking japanese telefilm series which holds the record of the longest running tele film series in the world is now being telecast from 4 pm to 6 pm on every sunday on itn channel.
It stars kiyoshi atsumi as torajiro kuruma torasan, keiko takeshita. This year marks the 40th birthday of arguably the most popular character in japanese cinema torasan. When torasan was killed by a snakebite in the final episode, the. Torasans grand scheme was released theatrically on february 27, 1970. Yamada yoji graduated tokyo university in 1954, the year he joined shochiku as an assistant. The very word blockbuster may be too lusty to describe it. Solitary gourmet season 6 kodoku no gurume season 6 tv tokyo 2017. It stars kiyoshi atsumi as torajiro kuruma torasan, and kumiko goto as his love interest or madonna. Torasan stays in a small town up north with a veterinarian who is in love with a. Torasans dear old home 1972 the movie database tmdb. Torasan goes north 781 words case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article aka torasan, remind shiretoke is a 1987 japanese comedy film directed by yoji yamada. Stream biokids watch online movdivx tastefulvegetab.
He is best known for his 16film collaboration 194865 with filmmaker akira kurosawa in such works as rashomon, seven samurai, the hidden fortress, throne of blood, and yojimbo. Directed by yoji yamada, with kiyoshi atsumi, sashiko mitsumoto, chieko baisho. The old man thought that he is living in a hotel and. Kiyoshi atsumi, baisho chieko, junko ikeuchi, masami shimoj. Swooping jet fighters spoil the scenery, while later tora san urges lily not to waste her talent singing for drunken. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet earth, astronaut roy mcbride undertakes a mission at the height of the first world war, two young british soldiers, schofield and blake are given a seemingly impossible mission.
Tora san is regarded by the japanese people as a national and cultural asset. Monthly classics best of torasan october 2008may 2009 torasan kiyoshi atsumi emerged as japans comic antihero in 1969 when yakuza superstars such as ken takakura and yujiro ishihara dominated the screen, and remained japans beloved icon for over 25 years. Torasan takes a vacation 1990 mitsuo goes to nagoya to visit izumi, whose father left izumis sad, bar hostess mother for another woman, so together they decide to confront him in oita. It contains a great message in which we can all find ourselves.
Toru inuzuka, whose nickname is torasan, makes the famous goto udon and natural salt on an island where depopulation is progressing. Tora san takes a vacation is one of my favorite movies of the entire sequel. Torasan, the naive and romantic peddler, returns once more to his home in hokkaido where, as usual, he falls in love with a lovely young lady. Joined by mitsuo, the three visit an izakaya drinking place serving small dishes owned by a woman who broke torasans heart a decade earlier. Kiyoshi atsumi in this episode is great as usually. Health by choice in the amharic language with english subtitles ntsc format. It stars kiyoshi atsumi as torajiro kuruma torasan, and kiwako taichi as his love interest or madonna. Sakura is now a beautiful young woman with many suitors. The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. It used computer graphics to add hidetaka yoshioka who played tora san s nephew in the later films to the story in added scenes.