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Tora-san 21: Tora-san's Stage-Struck
Tora-san 21 - Tora-san's Stage-Struck
Theatrical poster for Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
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 5, 1978
Running time 107 min.
Preceded by Tora-san 20: Tora-san Plays Cupid
Followed by Tora-san 22: Talk of the Town Tora-san

Tora-san's Stage-Struck (男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wagamichi o Yuku) aka Stage-Struck Tora-san[1] is a 1978 comedy film directed by Yōji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Nana Kinomi as his love interest or "Madonna".[2] Tora-san's Stage-Struck is the twenty-first film in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Cast[]

  • Kiyoshi Atsumi ... Torajirō[3]
  • Chieko Baishō ... Sakura
  • Nana Kinomi ... Nanako Beni
  • Tetsuya Takeda ... Tomekichi Goto
  • Masami Shimojo ... Kuruma Tatsuzō
  • 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
  • Shinobu Azusa ... Shinobu Fuji

Release history[]

Tora-san's Stage-Struck was released theatrically on August 5, 1978.[4] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2005.[5]

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Notes[]

  1. Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-03-14). "Tora-san 21: Tora-san's Stage-Struck (Region 3)" at DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. "男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく (Madonna)" at www.tora-san.jp (official site). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  3. "男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at the Japanese Movie Database
  4. "男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく" at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25
  5. "男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく(1978)" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at www.allcinema.net
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