“A man lives hard. Movie 20: Hold on, Torajiro! ” released in 1977. The 20th film of the popular Japanese film series about the comic misadventures of the unlucky eccentric Torajiro Kuruma, or simply Thora-san. According to the results of the rental, the film was watched by 1 million 881 thousand Japanese viewers [2] . th awards ceremony, the Japanese Academy film was awarded the prize for best Director (ex aequo: « The Yellow handkerchief " and " The man is alive tsya hard film 19:. Toradziro and master ") and Best Screenplay (ex aequo:« The Yellow Handkerchief "and" A man lives hard film 19:. Toradziro and a gentleman ").
| It’s hard for a man to live. Movie 20: Hold on, Torajiro! | |
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| Japanese 男 は つ ら い よ 寅 次郎 頑 張 れ！ ( Otoko wa tsuray yo: Torajiro, ganbare! ) | |
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| Genre | comedy |
| Producer | Youji yamada |
| Producer | Yukio Takashima Shunichi Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Shimazu [1] |
| Author script | Yoshitaka Asama Youji yamada |
| In the main cast | Kiyoshi Atsumi , Chieko Baisho Shiho Fujimura |
| Operator | Tetsuo Takaha |
| Composer | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Film company | " Shёtiku " |
| Duration | 95 minutes |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 1977 |
| Previous movie | It’s hard for a man to live. Movie 19: Torajiro and the Barin |
| Next movie | It’s hard for a man to live. Movie 21: Torajiro Paces His Way |
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Story
The wandering peddler Tora-san returns home to Katsushika, where he is met by Uncle Tatsuzo, Aunt Tsune and Sakura's sister. However, while Tora-san was wandering, a tenant, electrician Ryosuke, also known as Mr. Watt, was allowed into his room. Uncle and aunt own a sweet shop, and since they were recently besieged by competing merchants, they ordered their tenant Ryosuke to make a sign for them that says "No merchants are admitted," posted directly in front of the shop. And, of course, the returning Torajiro takes this as an attack on him (after all, he is also a merchant) and almost immediately Tora and Ryosuke bite into each other's throats.
However, they will soon make friends and visit the Pachinko slot machine salon together. Tora-san learns that the shy, awkward Ryosuke is in love with the waitress Satiko and visits the restaurant where she works every day. Since Ryosuke is even more awkward and fat than Tora-san, the merchant takes him under his guardianship, deciding to unite the young lovers. Naturally, the advice of Thorsan only exacerbates the situation, leading to the most catastrophic consequences. Ryosuke loses hope and even tries to take his own life. When the suicide attempt failed, he leaves for his hometown of Hirado (near Nagasaki). Tora-san follows him and falls in love with Ryosuke's sister, Fujiko.
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi - Torajiro Kuruma (or Tora-san)
- Chieko Baisho - Sakura, Torajiro's sister
- Shiho Fujimura - Fujiko Shimada
- Masatoshi Nakamura - Ryosuke Shimada
- Shinobu Otake - Sachiko Fukumura
- Gin Maeda - Hiroshi, Sakura's husband
- Masami Shimojo - Tatsuzo Kuruma, uncle of Tora-san
- Chieko Misaki - Tsune Kuruma, Aunt Tora-san
- Hisao Dazai - Umetharo, Hiroshi Boss
- Tishu Ryu - Godzen-sama, Buddhist priest
- Gajiro Sato - Gen
- Hayato Nakamura - Mitsuo Suva, son of Sakura and Hiroshi, nephew of Tora-san
- Masakane Yonekura - Police Officer
- Senry Sakurai - Catholic Priest
- Kin Ishii - captain of the ship
- Yoshio Yoshida - the head of the tourist group
- Marie Okamoto - one of the tourists
Premieres
- - The national premiere of the film took place on December 29, 1977 in Tokyo [1] .
Awards and nominations
Japanese Academy Award
- 1st Award Ceremony (1978) [3]
- Victory:
- Best Director - Yoji Yamada (ex aequo: “Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness” and “It's Hard for a Man to Live. Movie 19: Torajiro and Barin”)
- the best script is Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada (ex aequo: “Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness” and “It Is Hard for a Man to Live. Movie 19: Torajiro and Barin”)
- Nominations:
- Best Actor - Kiyoshi Atsumi (ex aequo: “It's hard for a man to live. Movie 19: Torajiro and Barin” and “ Village of Eight Graves ”)
- Best Actress - Tieko Baisho (ex aequo: “Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness” and “It's Hard for a Man to Live. Movie 19: Torajiro and Barin”)
- Best Supporting Actress - Shinobu Otake (ex aequo: "The Gates of Youth. Independence")
- Kinema Jumpo Magazine Award (1979)
- The film was nominated for the “Kinem Dzumpo” award in the nomination for the best film of 1978, however, according to the results of voting it took only 14th place [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 男 は つ ら い よ 寅 次郎 頑 張 れ！ on the website of Kinem Jumpo magazine (Japanese)
- ↑ 男 は つ ら い よ 寅 次郎 頑 張 れ！ on the official website of the series “It's hard for a man to live” (Japanese)
- ↑ Laureates of the 1st Prize of the Japanese Film Academy for 1977 on the official website of the Prize of the Japanese Academy (Japanese)
- ↑ Kinema Junpo Top YBY on Rinkworks.com
Links
- “A man lives hard. Movie 20: Hold On, Torajiro! ” On the Internet Movie Database
- Tora-san Plays Cupid on Molodezhnaja.ch (German)
- 男 は つ ら い よ 寅 次郎 頑 張 れ！ at the Official Torasan site (Japanese)