Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Introduction  ''aka'' '''''Torasan and his Forget-Me-Not''''' 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". ''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.
Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō* 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. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives ''Tora-san's Forget Me Not'' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability ''Tora-san's Forget Me Not'' was released theatrically on August 4, 1973.In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.
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External links *  ''Tora-san's Forget Me Not'' at www.tora-san.jp (official site)