Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

Name: Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Released: 1980-08-02
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Ruriko Asaoka, Chieko Baisho, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki

Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980), directed by Yoji Yamada, starring Kiyoshi Atsumi and Ruriko Asaoka.

08/02/1980 BR Comedy, Drama, Family and Romance 1h 44m

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When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.

高羽哲夫Cinematography
Yoji YamadaDirector, Writer
石井巌Editing
Naozumi YamamotoOriginal music

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Tora-san's Tropical Fever (男はつらいよ寅次郎ハイビスカスの花, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Haibisukasu no Hana) aka Torasan Goes to Hisbiscus Land is a 1980 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". Tora's Tropical Fever is the twenty-fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Shochiku theatrically released a Special Edition version to theaters in 1997. It used computer graphics to add Hidetaka Yoshioka (who played Tora-san's nephew in the later films) to the story in added scenes.

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Plot

Lily, the lounge singer with whom Tora-san fell in love in film 11 (Tora-san's Forget Me Not, 1973) and film 15 (Tora-san's Rise and Fall, 1975) sends Tora-san a letter informing him that she is terminally ill. Tora-san rushes to Okinawa—taking his first plane trip in the process—to be at her side and nurse her to health.

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

Ruriko Asaoka as Lily

Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō

Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa

Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)

Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa

Gajirō Satō as Genkō

Suzuko Aragaki as Kaori Yamazato

Critical appraisal

Writer-director Yoji Yamada reportedly considers Tora's Tropical Fever his own favorite of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series films. The Japan Academy awarded Yamada and co-writer Yoshitaka Asama Best Screenplay for the film. Chieko Baisho was also given the Best Actress award, and Kiyoshi Atsumi was nominated for Best Actor at the ceremony. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora's Tropical Fever four out of five stars, naming it one of the highlights of the series. Stuart Galbraith IV judges the film "one of the best of the series", and a "delight in every respect: it's funny, sad, and perceptive about human nature".

Availability

Tora-san's Tropical Fever was released theatrically on August 2, 1980. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996 and 1998, and in DVD format in 2008.

References

Bibliography

English

"OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO HIBISCUS NO HANA (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

"OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO HAIBISUKASU NO HANA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana (1980) at IMDb

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen (1997) at IMDb

Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-02-24). "Tora-san 25: Tora-san's Tropical Fever (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

German

"Tora-San's Tropical Fever" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

Japanese

男はつらいよ寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (1980) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

"男はつらいよ寅次郎ハイビスカスの花". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

男はつらいよ寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

男はつらいよ寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

External links

Tora's Tropical Fever Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)

Text from Tora-san's Tropical Fever on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tora-san's_Tropical_Fever

Trivia

It premiered on August 2, 1980, a Saturday.
It runs 1h44 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "男はつらいよ寅次郎ハイビスカスの花".
It is film 25 of 50 in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo franchise.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosShochiku
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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Set in

Okinawa Prefecture

Preceded by

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Followed by

Foster Daddy, Tora!

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高羽哲夫 Cinematography
Yoji Yamada Director
石井巌 Editing
Naozumi Yamamoto Original music
Yoji Yamada Writer
朝間義隆 Writer

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What is Tora-san's Tropical Fever about?

Tora-san's Tropical Fever: When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.

Who directed Tora-san's Tropical Fever?

Tora-san's Tropical Fever was directed by Yoji Yamada in 1980.

Who stars in Tora-san's Tropical Fever?

The cast of Tora-san's Tropical Fever includes Kiyoshi Atsumi, Ruriko Asaoka, Chieko Baisho, Masami Shimojō and Chieko Misaki.

How long is Tora-san's Tropical Fever?

Tora-san's Tropical Fever runs for 104 minutes, or 1h44.

What is the correct order of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo Collection films?

The Otoko wa Tsurai yo Collection franchise has 50 films in the catalogue. In release order: 男はつらいよ; 続・男はつらいよ; 男はつらいよフーテンの寅; 新・男はつらいよ; 男はつらいよ望郷篇; 男はつらいよ純情篇; 男はつらいよ奮闘篇; 男はつらいよ寅次郎恋歌.