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Tora-san Plays Daddy
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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Torasan's Tale' is a 1987 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Akiyoshi as his love interest or "Madonna". (official site) 'Tora-san Plays Daddy' is the 39th entry in the popular, long-running 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' series.
Cast
* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Kumiko Akiyoshi as Takako
* Midori Satsuki as Fude
* Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuz
* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetar Katsura)
* Jun Miho as Akemi
* Gajir Sat as Genk
* Chish Ry as Gozen-sama
* Yichir It as Hideyoshi
* Tatsuo Matsumura as Kikuda
Critical appraisal
Kiyoshi Atsumi won the Best Actor title at the Nikkan Sports Film Award ceremony for his role in 'Tora-san Plays Daddy'. Nominations for the film at the Japan Academy Prize were for Best Director and Best Screenplay (Yoji Yamada), Best Supporting Actress (Kumiko Akiyoshi), and Best Sound (Isao Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto). The German-language site molodezhnaja gives 'Tora-san Plays Daddy' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
'Tora-san Plays Daddy' was released theatrically on December 26, 1987. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1989 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2002, 2005, and 2008.
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