Tora-san 15: Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Theatrical poster for Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)
Directed by	Yōji Yamada
Written by	Yōji Yamada
Music by	Nayazumi Yamamoto
Cinematography	Tetsuo Takaba
Editing by	Iwao Ishii
Distributed by	Shochiku
Released	August 2, 1975
Running time	90 min.
Preceded by	Tora-san 14: Tora-san's Lullaby
Followed by	Tora-san 16: Tora-san the Intellectual

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Aiaigasa) aka Tora-san's Rise and Fall is a 1975 comedy film directed by Yōji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna".^[1] Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again is the fifteenth film in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

CastEdit

• Kiyoshi Atsumi ... Torajirō^[2]
• Chieko Baishō ... Sakura
• Masami Shimojo ... Kuruma Tatsuzō
• Gin Maeda ... Hiroshi Suwa
• Chieko Misaki ... Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
• Hisao Dazai ... Manager
• Gajirō Satō ... Genkō
• Hayato Nakamura ... Mitsuo Suwa
• Yoshio Yoshida ... Slave trader
• Tsunehiko Kamijo ... Pirate
• Masakane Yonekura ... Pirate

Release historyEdit

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again was released theatrically on August 2, 1975.^[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 Torajirou AIAIGASA (1975)" at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -Torajirou AIGASA" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajirou aiaigasa (1975)" at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

GermanEdit

• "Tora-San Meets the Songstress Again" at www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

JapaneseEdit

• "男はつらいよ　寅次郎相合い傘 (1975)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘" at Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

External linksEdit

• Tora-san's Rise and Fall at www.tora-san.jp(Official site)

NotesEdit

1. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘 (Madonna)" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
2. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
3. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
4. ↑ "男はつらいよ　寅次郎相合い傘 (1975)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.