Tora-san 9: Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Theatrical poster for Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)
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, 1972
Running time	108 min.
Preceded by	Tora-san 8: Tora-san's Love Call
Followed by	Tora-san 10: Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

Tora-san's Dear Old Home (男はつらいよ 柴又慕情, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Shibamata Bojo) is a 1972 comedy film directed by Yōji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Sayuri Yoshinaga as his love interest or "Madonna".^[1] Tora-san's Dear Old Home is the ninth film in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, and the first to employ an opening dream-sequence, which became a standard feature of the series.^[2] It is also the first film in the series in which Tatsuo Matsumura plays Tora-san's uncle, a role he took over from Shin Morikawa who died after the eighth film.^[3]

CastEdit

• Kiyoshi Atsumi ... Torajirō^[4]
• Chieko Baishō ... Sakura
• Sayuri Yoshinaga ... Utako
• Tatsuo Matsumura ... Kuruma Tatsuzō
• Chieko Misaki ... Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
• Gin Maeda ... Hiroshi Suwa
• Hayato Nakamura ... Mitsuo Suwa
• Hisao Dazai ... Taro Ume
• Gajirō Satō ... Genkō
• Chishū Ryū ... Gozen-sama
• Taisaku Akino ... Noboru

Release historyEdit

Tora-san's Dear Old Home was released theatrically on August 5, 1972.^[5] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2008.^[6]

BibliographyEdit

EnglishEdit

• "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO SHIBAMATA BOJO (1972)" at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -SHIBAMATA BOJO" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shibamata bojo (1972)" at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2005-01-09). "Tora-san 09: Tora-san's Dear Old Home (Region 3)" at [http://www.dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

GermanEdit

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

JapaneseEdit

• "男はつらいよ　柴又慕情(1972)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 柴又慕情". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 柴又慕情" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 柴又慕情" at Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

External linksEdit

• Tora-san's Dear Old Home at www.tora-san.jp(Official site)

NotesEdit

1. ↑ "男はつらいよ 柴又慕情 (Madonna)" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
2. ↑ "Tora-San's Dear Old Home" at www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
3. ↑ Galbraith IV, Stuart (2009-12-21). "Tora-san 09: Tora-san's Dear Old Home (Region 3) |date=2005-01-09" Retrieved 2010-08-25.|publisher=DVD Talk}}
4. ↑ "男はつらいよ 柴又慕情" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
5. ↑ "男はつらいよ 柴又慕情". at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
6. ↑ "男はつらいよ　柴又慕情(1972)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.