Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Theatrical poster
Directed byShun'ichi Kobayashi
Written byYoji Yamada
Akira Miyazaki
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Komaki Kurihara
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • February 27, 1970 (1970-02-27)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Tora-san's Grand Scheme (新・男はつらいよ, Shin Otoko wa Tsurai yo) is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Grand Scheme is the fourth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Synopsis

Hoping to repay his family for the trouble he has caused them in the past, Torasan gambles and wins at the horse races. He plans to give his uncle and aunt a vacation in Hawaii, but the travel agent turns out to be a con-artist, and makes off with his money. Torasan falls in love with Haruko, a young kindergarten teacher who is renting a room in his uncle's home.[2][3][4]

Cast

Critical appraisal

The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Grand Scheme three out of five stars.[6]

Availability

Tora-san's Grand Scheme was released theatrically on February 27, 1970.[7] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1989 and 1995, and in DVD format in 2000, 2005, and 2008.[8] 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "新・男はつらいよ (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
  2. ^ 新・男はつらいよ (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  3. ^ Rich, Jamie S. (2009-12-21). "Tora-San: Collector's Set 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. ^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO SHIN OTOKO WA TSURAIYO (1970)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  5. ^ 新・男はつらいよ (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  6. ^ "Tora-San's Grand Scheme" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  7. ^ "新・男はつらいよ". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  8. ^ 新・男はつらいよ(1970) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  9. ^ Rich, Jamie S. (2009-12-21). "Tora-San: Collector's Set 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

Bibliography

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German

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