aka Tora-san in Love is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ayako Wakao as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Shattered Romance is the sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
A girl who has escaped from an institution falls in love with Tora-san. He decides to marry her, but his family and the girl's teacher break up the romance.
Cast
Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro
Chieko Baisho as Sakura
Ayako Wakao as Yūko Akashi
Shin Morikawa as Kuruma Tatsuzō
Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt) Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume Gajirō Satō as Genkō Hisaya Morishige as Senzō Nobuko Miyamoto as Kinuyo Tatsuo Matsumura as Doctor Yamashita Gorō Tarumi as Yūko's husband
Critical appraisal
For his work on Tora-san's Shattered Romance as well as the next two entries in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, Tora-san, the Good Samaritan and Tora-san's Love Call (all 1971), Yoji Yamada tied for Best Director at the Mainichi Film Awards with Masahiro Shinoda. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Shattered Romance three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
Tora-san's Shattered Romance was released theatrically on January 15, 1971. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.
References
Bibliography
English
German
Japanese
External links
Tora-san's Shattered Romance at www.tora-san.jp (official site)