Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Sarada Kinenbi) is a 1988 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yoshiko Mita as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial is the fortieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. The title comes from Machi Tawara poetry collection Salad Anniversary, on which this movie was based.

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Theatrical poster
Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Yoshiko Mita
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • December 24, 1988 (1988-12-24)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Synopsis

In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.[2][3]

Cast

Critical appraisal

Yoshiko Mita was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for her role in Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial.[5] Kevin Thomas at the Los Angeles Times wrote in his positive review that [6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial four out of five stars, labeling it one of the highlights of the series.[7]

Availability

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial was released theatrically on December 24, 1988.[8] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1989 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.[9]

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References
  1. "S男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in |publisher= (help) (official site)
  2. 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO SARADA KINENBI (1988)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. 男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  5. "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro sarada kinenbi (1988)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  6. Thomas, Kevin (March 31, 1989). "Movie Reviews : An Endearing Story of Wanderlust in 'Tora-san'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. "Tora-San's Salad-Day Memorial" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-01. External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. "男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  9. 男はつらいよ　寅次郎サラダ記念日 (1988) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-02-01.

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