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Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori

  • 1986
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori (1986)
Comedy

During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and his family help the friend's daughter, who ... Read allDuring his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and his family help the friend's daughter, who becomes romantically involved with an aspiring artist.During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and his family help the friend's daughter, who becomes romantically involved with an aspiring artist.

  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Yoshitaka Asama
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Stars
    • Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Chieko Baishô
    • Etsuko Shihomi
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    82
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    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yoshitaka Asama
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Stars
      • Kiyoshi Atsumi
      • Chieko Baishô
      • Etsuko Shihomi
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Torajiro Kuruma
    Chieko Baishô
    Chieko Baishô
    • Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
    Etsuko Shihomi
    Etsuko Shihomi
    • Miho
    Masami Shimojô
    Masami Shimojô
    • Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle)
    Chieko Misaki
    • Tsune (Torajiro's aunt)
    Gin Maeda
    • Hiroshi (Sakura's husband)
    Hisao Dazai
    • Umetaro (Hiroshi's boss)
    Gajirô Satô
    • Genko
    Hidetaka Yoshioka
    • Mitsuo (Sakura's son)
    Keiroku Seki
    • Ponshu
    Senri Sakurai
    • Owner of Shanghaiken
    Harumi Edo
    Jin Hiroshi
    • Kanamori
    Issei Ogata
    Issei Ogata
    • Conductor
    Takashi Sasano
    • Katsushika Ward Office marriage counsellor - Kondo
    Nagatoshi Sakamoto
    • Toshio's father
    Mansaku Fuwa
    • Kyushu
    Kazuhiko Kasai
    • Printer Nakamura
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yoshitaka Asama
      • Yôji Yamada
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    6Jeremy_Urquhart

    Lesser but still decent entry in the series

    Definitely a lesser entry, and it suffers from not enough time spent on the characters we know and love, and a lot of time spent on new characters that aren't awful- they're just hard to get invested in. It must have been hard at this point for Yamada to keep coming up with genuinely new things for Tora and his family to do.

    But they'd have to actively try to make a Tora-san film bad at this point in the franchise, as the experience of watching one of these movies is just so comforting, even if it's not really saying anything or doing anything new.

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    • Connections
      Followed by Tora-san Goes North (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Otoko wa tsurai yo (aka: Men endure)
      Music by Naozumi Yamamoto

      Sang by Kiyoshi Atsumi

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    • Release date
      • June 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
    • Filming locations
      • Shibamata, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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