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.

CastEdit

• 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 historyEdit

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]

BibliographyEdit

EnglishEdit

• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO: Torajirou WAGA MICHI O YUKU (1978)" at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -Torajirou WAGA MICHI" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at the Complete Index to World Film.
• "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajirou wagamichi wo yuku (1978)" at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2006-03-14). "Tora-san 21: Tora-san's Stage-Struck (Region 3)" at DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

GermanEdit

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

JapaneseEdit

• "男はつらいよ　寅次郎わが道をゆく(1978)" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at www.allcinema.net
• "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.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at the Japanese Movie Database
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at Kinema Junpo

External linksEdit

• Stage-Struck Tora-san at www.tora-san.jp(Official site)

NotesEdit

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