Tora-san's Forget Me Not

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Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Yoji Yamada
Written by	Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki Yoshitaka Asama
Starring	Kiyoshi Atsumi Ruriko Asaoka
Cinematography	Tetsuo Takaba
Edited by	Iwao Ishii
Music by	Naozumi Yamamoto
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	August 4, 1973 (1973-08-04)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Tora-san's Forget Me Not (男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasurenagusa) aka Torasan and his Forget-Me-Not^[1] is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna".^[2] Tora-san's Forget Me Not is the eleventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Synopsis

When Tora-san takes a job at a dairy farm, he becomes infatuated with Lily, a singer. Tora becomes ill, and Lily plans to visit him to tell him his feelings are requited. She is fired from her job and must leave before she can visit Tora-san.^[3]^[4]

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō^[5]
Chieko Baisho as Sakura
Ruriko Asaoka as Lily (Kiyoko Matsuoka)
Tatsuo Matsumura as Kuruma Tatsuzō
Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa
Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
Junkichi Orimoto as Kurihara
Gajirō Satō as Genkō
Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama

Critical appraisal

Yuji Yamada was given the Best Director prize at the Mainichi Film Awards for his work on Tora-san's Forget Me Not. Yamada, Akira Miyazaki, and Yoshitaka Asama were also awarded for Best Screenplay at the ceremony.^[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Forget Me Not three and a half out of five stars.^[7]

Availability

Tora-san's Forget Me Not was released theatrically on August 4, 1973.^[8] In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.^[9]

References

^ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO WASURENA-GUSA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ "男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草 (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)
^ 男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO WASURENAGUSA (1973)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ 男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ "Awards for Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa (1973)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ "Tora-San's Forget Me Not" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ "男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ 男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草(1973) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

Bibliography

English

"OTOKO WA TSURAI YO TORAJIRO WASURENAGUSA (1973)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
"OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -TORAJIRO WASURENA-GUSA". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa (1973) at IMDb

German

"Tora-San's Forget Me Not" (in German). www.molodezhnaja.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

Japanese

男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草(1973) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
"男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草". Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
男はつらいよ寅次郎忘れな草 (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

External links

Tora-san's Forget Me Not at www.tora-san.jp (official site)

v t e Otoko wa Tsurai yo
Films 1–10	It's Tough Being a Man (1969) Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969) Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970) Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970) Tora-san's Runaway (1970) Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971) Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971) Tora-san's Love Call (1971) Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972) Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
Films 11–20	Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973) Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973) Tora-san's Lovesick (1974) Tora-san's Lullaby (1974) Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975) Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975) Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) Tora's Pure Love (1976) Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977) Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
Films 21–30	Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978) Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978) Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979) Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979) Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980) Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980) Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981) Tora-san's Promise (1981) Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982) Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
Films 31–40	Tora-san's Song of Love (1983) Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983) Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984) Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984) Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985) Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985) Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986) Tora-san Goes North (1987) Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987) Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
Films 41–50	Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989) Tora-san, My Uncle (1989) Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990) Tora-san Confesses (1991) Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992) Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993) Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994) Tora-san to the Rescue (1995) Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Edition (1997) Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)

Films directed by Yoji Yamada

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