Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Introduction  is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rumi Sakakibara as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san, the Good Samaritan'' is the seventh entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series.
Plot summary
Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō* Chieko Baisho as Sakura* Rumi Sakakibara as Hanako Ōta* Sachiko Mitsumoto as Fuyuko* Chōchō Miyako as Kiku* Kunie Tanaka as Prof. Fukui* Hiroshi Ōtsuka as Policeman* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa* Chieko Misaki as Torajiro's aunt* Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume
Critical appraisal For his work on ''Tora-san, the Good Samaritan'', the previous entry in the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series, ''Tora-san's Shattered Romance'', and the following entry, ''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, the Good Samaritan'' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability ''Tora-san, the Good Samaritan'' was released theatrically on April 28, 1971.In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 1998 and 2008.
References
Bibliography ===English===* * * ===German===* ===Japanese===* * * *
External links *  ''Tora-san, the Good Samaritan''  at www.tora-san.jp (official site)* *