Tora-san 12: Tora-san Loves an Artist
Theatrical poster for Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
Directed by	Yōji Yamada
Written by	Yōji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama
Music by	Nayazumi Yamamoto
Cinematography	Tetsuo Takaba
Editing by	Iwao Ishii
Distributed by	Shochiku
Released	December 16, 1973
Running time	107 min.
Preceded by	Tora-san 11: Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Followed by	Tora-san 13: Tora-san's Lovesick

Tora-san Loves an Artist (男はつらいよ 私の寅さん, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Watashi no Tora-san) is a 1973 comedy film directed by Yōji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Kishi as his love interest or "Madonna".^[1] Tora-san Loves an Artist is the twelfth film in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

CastEdit

• Kiyoshi Atsumi ... Torajirō^[2]
• Keiko Kishi ... Ritsuko Yanagi
• Takehiko Maeda ... Fumihiko Yanagi
• Chieko Baishō ... Sakura
• Tatsuo Matsumura ... Ryūzō Azuma
• Chieko Misaki ... Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
• Gin Maeda ... Hiroshi Suwa
• Hayato Nakamura ... Mitsuo Suwa
• Hisao Dazai ... Boss (Umetaro Katsura)
• Gajirō Satō ... Genkō
• Chishū Ryū ... Gozen-sama

Release historyEdit

Tora-san Loves an Artist was released theatrically on December 16, 1973.^[3] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2008.^[4]

BibliographyEdit

EnglishEdit

• "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO WATASHI NO TORA-SAN (1973)" at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -WATASHI NO Torajirou" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san (1973)" at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-02-05). "Tora-san 12: Tora-san Loves an Artist (Region 3)" at [http://www.dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

GermanEdit

• "Tora-San Loves an Artist" at www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

JapaneseEdit

• "男はつらいよ　私の寅さん(1973)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん" at Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

External linksEdit

• Tora-san Loves an Artist at www.tora-san.jp(Official site)

NotesEdit

1. ↑ "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん (Madonna)" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
2. ↑ "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
3. ↑ "男はつらいよ 私の寅さん". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
4. ↑ "男はつらいよ　私の寅さん(1973)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.