“A man lives hard. Movie 7: The History of Struggle ” ( 男 は つ ら い よ 奮 闘 篇 , otoko-va tsuray ё: lottohen ; another name is “ Good Samaritan Tora-san ” [comm. 1] ; English Tora-san, the Good Samaritan ( Tora-san 7) - Japanese comedy directed by Yoji Yamada , released in 1971 .
| It’s hard for a man to live. Movie 7: The Story of Fighting (Good Samaritan Tora-san) | |
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| Japanese 男 は つ ら い よ 奮 闘 篇 ( otoko-wa tsurai yo: lottohen ) | |
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| Genre | comedy |
| Producer | Youji yamada |
| Producer | Zugio Saito |
| Author script | Yoshitaka Asama Youji yamada |
| In the main cast | Kiyoshi Atsumi , Chieko Baisho Rumi Sakakibara , Tisu Ryu |
| Operator | Tetsuo Takaha |
| Composer | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Film company | " Shёtiku " |
| Duration | 91 minutes |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 1971 |
| Previous movie | It’s hard for a man to live. Movie 6: The Story of Selfless Feeling |
| Next movie | It’s hard for a man to live. Movie 8: Torajiro's Love Song |
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Content
Story
The native mother of Thorsan, Kiku decided for the first time in many years to visit Sibamata. But who came to the house of Torajiro, her sudden interest was not to her liking. A quarrel arises between them, since the mother wants the appearance of grandchildren, and Torajiro believes that he did not have, no, and his wife is not expected, so there can be no talk of grandchildren. As a result, Tora-san slams the door and runs where her eyes look away from the annoying mother. On the way, he meets a pretty girl Hanako. He wrote her his address, and they parted. But Hanako soon appears in Sibamat. Each of Torah’s relatives offers to find Hanako’s closest relatives, but Tora-san didn’t fuss until ... he heard from the girl about her intention to marry him. It was then that he fussed in order to quickly ... get rid of her.
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi - Torajiro Kuruma (or Tora-san)
- Chieko Baisho - Sakura, Torajiro's sister
- Rumi Sakikabara - Hanako
- Aunt Miyako - Kiku, mother of Tora-san
- Hiroshi Inuzuka - Police Officer
- Kunie Tanaka - Fukuda teacher
- Shin Morikawa - Tatsuzo, uncle of Tora-san
- Chieko Misaki - Tsune, Aunt Tora-san
- Gin Maeda - Hiroshi, Sakura's husband
- Hisao Dazai - Umetharo Katsura, Hiroshi Boss
- Kosan Yanagiya - Ramenya
- Tishu Ryu - Priest
- Sachiko Mitsumoto - Fuyuko
Premieres
- - The national premiere of the film took place on April 28, 1971 in Tokyo [1] .
- - Premiere in the USA on June 25, 1975 [1] .
Awards and nominations
Mainity Film Award (1972)
- Award to the best director of 1971 - Yoji Yamada (ex aequo - “It is difficult for a man to live. Film 6: The story of selfless feelings” and “It is difficult for a man to live. Movie 8: Torajiro's love song”) [2] .
Kinem Jumpo Magazine Award (1972)
- The nomination for an award for the best film of 1971, however, according to the results of voting, it took only 11th place [3] .
Comments
- ↑ The Russian name "Good Samaritan Tora-san", found on some Russian-language sites on the network, appeared from the English name of the film at the international box office - Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, but in Soviet cinema science it was customary to mention the film in its translation from the Japanese original
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Otoko wa tsurai yo: Funto hen (1971) on IMDb-Release Info (Japanese)
- ↑ Otoko wa tsurai yo: Funto hen (1971) on IMDb-Awards
- ↑ Kinema Junpo Top YBY on Rinkworks.com
Links
- “A man lives hard. Movie 7: The Story of Fight ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan on Molodezhnaja.ch (German)
- 男 は つ ら い よ 奮 闘 篇 on Official Torasan site (Japanese)