Tora-san's Forget Me Not
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". aka Torasan and his Forget-Me-Not[1] is a 1973 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".[2] Tora-san's Forget Me Not is the eleventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
When Tora-san takes a job at a dairy farm, he becomes infatuated with Lily, a singer. Tora becomes ill, and Lily plans to visit him to tell him his feelings are requited. She is fired from her job and must leave before she can visit Tora-san.[3][4]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[5]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Ruriko Asaoka as Lily (Kiyoko Matsuoka)
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
- Junkichi Orimoto as Kurihara
- Gajirō Satō as Genkō
- Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal
Yuji Yamada was given the Best Director prize at the Mainichi Film Awards for his work on Tora-san's Forget Me Not. Yamada, Akira Miyazaki, and Yoshitaka Asama were also awarded for Best Screenplay at the ceremony.[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Forget Me Not three and a half out of five stars.[7]
Availability
Tora-san's Forget Me Not was released theatrically on August 4, 1973.[8] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[9]
References
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Bibliography
English
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External links
- Tora-san's Forget Me Not at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
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