Tora-san Goes to Vienna
# Tora-san Goes to Vienna

Tora-san Goes to Vienna (男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kokoro no Tabiji) is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san Goes to Vienna is the forty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

## Synopsis

During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.

## Cast

* Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō
* Chieko Baisho as Sakura
* Keiko Takeshita as Kumiko Egami
* Akira Emoto as Hyoma Sakaguchi
* Keiko Awaji as Madam
* Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
* Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)

## Critical appraisal

The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Goes to Vienna three and a half out of five stars.

## Availability

Tora-san Goes to Vienna was released theatrically on August 5, 1989. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.

