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Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)

Name: Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1982-08-07
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Ayumi Ishida, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982), directed by Yoji Yamada, starring Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho.

08/07/1982 BR Comedy 1h 50m

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During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.

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

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About the film

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (男はつらいよ寅次郎あじさいの恋, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Ajisai no Koi) is a 1982 Japanese comedy film directed by Yōji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ayumi Ishida as his love interest or "Madonna". Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san is the twenty-ninth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

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Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

Ayumi Ishida as Kagari

Nizaemon Kataoka as Kanō

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)

Gajirō Satō as Genkō

Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama

Akira Emoto as Kondō

Critical appraisal

Ayumi Ishida was nominated for Best Actress, and Akira Emoto for Best Supporting Actor at the Japan Academy Prize for their roles in Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san. Long-time composer for the series, Naozumi Yamamoto, was nominated for Best Music Score. Enomoto won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Ribbon Awards.

Stuart Galbraith IV writes that the film "is no better than average for this series, but then again this series' average is awfully high." He notes that this is the first episode in the series in which Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo plays a significant role in the plot. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san three and a half out of five stars.

Availability

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san was released theatrically on August 7, 1982. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1986 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.

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Bibliography

English

"OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO AJISAI NO KOI (1982)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

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

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro ajisai no koi (1982) at IMDb

Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-09-02). "Tora-san 29: Hearts and Flowers For Tora-san (Region 3)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

German

"Tora-San, the Expert" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

Japanese

男はつらいよ寅次郎あじさいの恋 (1982) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

"男はつらいよ寅次郎あじさいの恋". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

男はつらいよ寅次郎あじさいの恋 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

男はつらいよ寅次郎あじさいの恋 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

External links

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san at IMDb

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san at www.tora-san.jp (official site)

Text from Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearts_and_Flowers_for_Tora-san

Trivia

It premiered on August 7, 1982, a Saturday.
It runs 1h50 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "男はつらいよ寅次郎あじさいの恋".
It is film 29 of 50 in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo franchise.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosShochiku
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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

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What is Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san about?

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san: During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.

Who directed Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san?

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san was directed by Yoji Yamada in 1982.

Who stars in Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san?

The cast of Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san includes Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Ayumi Ishida, Masami Shimojō and Chieko Misaki.

How long is Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san?

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san runs for 110 minutes, or 1h50.

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.