Tora-san's Easy Advice

is a 1994 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rino Katase as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Easy Advice is the forty-seventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Cast

• Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō
• Chieko Baisho as Sakura
• Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
• Riho Makise as Nao Kawai
• Rino Katase as Noriko
• Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
• Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
• Masato Yamada as Shinobu Kawai
• Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
• Gajirō Satō as Genkō

Critical appraisal

The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Easy Advice three out of five stars.

Availability

Tora-san's Easy Advice was released theatrically on December 23, 1994. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.

References

Bibliography

English

German

Japanese

External links

• Tora-san's Easy Advice at www.tora-san.jp (official site)