Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

Name: Tora-san Makes Excuses
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1992-12-26
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Jun Fubuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Mari Natsuki

Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992), directed by Yoji Yamada, starring Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho.

12/26/1992 BR Comedy 1h 41m

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Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.

高羽哲夫Cinematography
Yoji YamadaDirector, Screenplay
石井巌Editing
中川滋弘Producer

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About the film

Tora-san Makes Excuses (男はつらいよ寅次郎の青春, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō no Seishun) is a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his nephew Mitsuo's Hidetaka Yoshioka love interest or "Madonna", Izumi. It also co-stars Masatoshi Nagase, who plays Mitsuo's rival for Izumi's affection and Mari Natsuki as Izumi's mother. Tora-San Makes Excuses is the forty-fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

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Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

Jun Fubuki as Choko

Masatoshi Nagase as Ryusuke

Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō (Torajirō's uncle )

Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)

Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa

Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa

Mari Natsuki as Ayako Oikawa

Gajirō Satō as Genkō

Keiroku Seki as Ponshu

Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama

Critical appraisal

The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Makes Excuses three and a half out of five stars.

Availability

Tora-san Makes Excuses was released theatrically on December 26, 1992. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1993 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.

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Bibliography

English

"OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO NO SEISHUN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no seishun (1992) at IMDb

Japanese

男はつらいよ寅次郎の青春 (1992). www.allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-02-01.

"男はつらいよ寅次郎の青春". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

男はつらいよ寅次郎の青春 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

男はつらいよ寅次郎の青春 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

External links

Tora-san Makes Excuses Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at www.tora-san.jp (official site)

Text from Tora-san Makes Excuses on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tora-san_Makes_Excuses

Trivia

It premiered on December 26, 1992, a Saturday.
It runs 1h41 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "男はつらいよ寅次郎の青春".
It is film 45 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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Tora-san's Matchmaker

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高羽哲夫 Cinematography
Yoji Yamada Director
石井巌 Editing
中川滋弘 Producer
島津清 Producer
Naozumi Yamamoto Original music
Yoji Yamada Screenplay
朝間義隆 Screenplay

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What is Tora-san Makes Excuses about?

Tora-san Makes Excuses: Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.

Who directed Tora-san Makes Excuses?

Tora-san Makes Excuses was directed by Yoji Yamada in 1992.

Who stars in Tora-san Makes Excuses?

The cast of Tora-san Makes Excuses includes Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Jun Fubuki, Masatoshi Nagase and Mari Natsuki.

How long is Tora-san Makes Excuses?

Tora-san Makes Excuses runs for 101 minutes, or 1h41.

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.