Tora-san Goes to Vienna

is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san Goes to Vienna is the forty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Synopsis

During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.

Cast

• Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō
• Chieko Baisho as Sakura
• Keiko Takeshita as Kumiko Egami
• Akira Emoto as Hyoma Sakaguchi
• Keiko Awaji as Madam
• Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
• Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
• Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
• Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
• Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)

Critical reception

The Swiss site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Goes to Vienna three and a half out of five stars.

Availability

Tora-san Goes to Vienna was released theatrically on August 5, 1989. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.

References

Bibliography

English

German

Japanese

External links

• Tora-san Goes to Vienna at www.tora-san.jp (official site)