Tora-san to the Rescue
- December 23, 1995 (1995-12-23)
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.
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]
Availability
Tora-san to the Rescue was released theatrically on December 23, 1995.[4] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996 and 1997, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[5]
References
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (official site)
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Tora-San to the Rescue" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ 男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花 (1995) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Bibliography
English
- Tora-san to the Rescue at IMDb
German
- "Tora-San to the Rescue" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
Japanese
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花 (1995) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- 男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
External links
- Tora-san to the Rescue Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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- 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)
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