Tora-san Loves an Artist
# Tora-san Loves an Artist

Tora-san Loves an Artist (男はつらいよ 私の寅さん, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Watashi no Tora-san) aka Tora-san Goes French is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Kishi as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san Loves an Artist is the twelfth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

## Synopsis

Tora-san watches the family shop while the rest of his family takes a vacation to Kyushu. An old friend introduces Tora-san to his sister Ritsuko, and he promptly falls in love with her. She is an artist and has no time for Tora-san.

## Cast

* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō
* Keiko Kishi as Ritsuko Yanagi
* Takehiko Maeda as Fumihiko Yanagi
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Tatsuo Matsumura as Ryūzō Azuma
* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
* Gajirō Satō as Genkō
* Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama

## Critical appraisal

Stuart Galbraith IV calls Tora-san Loves an Artist a "solid" entry in the series, which is "alternately sweet and touching, funny and biting." The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Loves an Artist three and a half out of five stars.

## Availability

Tora-san Loves an Artist was released theatrically on December 16, 1973. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2008.

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* ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -WATASHI NO TORAJIRO". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
* ↑ "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
* ↑ 男はつらいよ 私の寅さん (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
* 1 2 Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-02-05). "Tora-san 12: Tora-san Loves an Artist (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
* ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO WATASHI NO TORA-SAN (1973)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
* ↑ 男はつらいよ 私の寅さん (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
* ↑ "Tora-San Loves an Artist" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
* ↑ "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
* ↑ 男はつらいよ 私の寅さん(1973) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
