| Tora-san 22: Talk of the Town Tora-san | |
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 Theatrical poster for Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978) | |
| Directed by | Yōji Yamada |
| Written by | Yōji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Music by | Nayazumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Editing by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Released | December 27, 1978 |
| Running time | 104 min. |
| Preceded by | Tora-san 21: Tora-san's Stage-Struck |
| Followed by | Tora-san 23: Tora-san the Matchmaker |
Talk of the Town Tora-san (男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Uwasa no Torajirō) aka Torasan and a Lovely Maid[1] is a 1978 comedy film directed by Yōji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Reiko Ohara as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Talk of the Town Tora-san is the twenty-second film in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast[]
- Kiyoshi Atsumi ... Torajirō[3]
- Chieko Baishō ... Sakura
- Reiko Ohara ... Sanae Arakawa
- Shimojo Masami ... Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki ... Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
- Gin Maeda ... Hiroshi Suwa
- Hayato Nakamura ... Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai ... Boss (Umetaro Katsura)
- Gajirō Satō ... Genkō
- Chishū Ryū ... Gozen-sama
Release history[]
Talk of the Town Tora-san was released theatrically on December 27, 1978.[4] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2002 and 2008.[5]
Bibliography[]
English[]
- "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO UWASA NO Torajirou (1978)" at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -UWASA NO Torajirou" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25..
- "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Uwasa no Torajirou (1978)" at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
German[]
- "Tora-San's Talk of the Town" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at www.molodezhnaja.ch
Japanese[]
- "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎 (1978)" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at www.allcinema.net
- "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎" Retrieved 2010-08-25.|at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at the Japanese Movie Database
- "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at Kinema Junpo
External links[]
- Talk of the Town Tora-san at www.tora-san.jp(Official site)
Notes[]
- ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -UWASA NO Torajirō" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25..
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎 (Madonna)" at www.tora-san.jp (official site). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at the Japanese Movie Database
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎" Retrieved 2010-08-25.|at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- ↑ "男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎 (1978)" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at www.allcinema.net