Tora-san 13: Tora-san's Lovesick
Theatrical poster for Tora-san Loves an Artist (1974)
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	August 3, 1974
Running time	107 min.
Preceded by	Tora-san 12: Tora-san Loves an Artist
Followed by	Tora-san 14: Tora-san's Lullaby

Tora-san Loves an Artist (男はつらいよ　寅次郎恋やつれ, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Koi Yatsure) is a 1974 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]
• Chieko Baishō ... Sakura
• Sayuri Yoshinaga ... Utako
• Tatsuo Matsumura ... Kuruma Tatsuzō
• Chieko Misaki ... Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
• Gin Maeda ... Hiroshi Suwa
• Hayato Nakamura ... Mitsuo Suwa
• Hisao Dazai ... Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
• Gajirō Satō ... Genkō
• Chishū Ryū ... Gozen-sama
• Seiji Miyaguchi ... Shūkichi Takami
• Toshie Takada ... Kinuyo
• Motoko Takahashi ... Midori

Release historyEdit

Tora-san's Lovesick was released theatrically on August 3, 1974.^[3] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.^[4]

BibliographyEdit

EnglishEdit

• "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO KOI YATSURE (1974)" at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -KOI YATSURE" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiyatsure (1974)" at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-02-05). "Tora-san 13: Tora-san's Lovesick (Region 3)" at [http://www.dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

GermanEdit

• "Tora-San's Lovesick" at www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

JapaneseEdit

• "男はつらいよ　寅次郎恋やつれ (1974)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋やつれ". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋やつれん" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋やつれ" at Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

External linksEdit

• Tora-san's Lovesick at www.tora-san.jp(Official site)

NotesEdit

1. ↑ "男はつらいよ　寅次郎恋やつれ (Madonna)" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
2. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋やつれ" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
3. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋やつれ". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
4. ↑ "男はつらいよ　寅次郎恋やつれ (1974)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.