Tora-san Loves an Artist
Introduction  ''aka'' '''''Tora-san Goes French''''' is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Kishi as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san Loves an Artist'' is the twelfth entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series.
Synopsis Tora-san watches the family shop while the rest of his family takes a vacation to Kyushu. An old friend introduces Tora-san to his sister Ritsuko, and he promptly falls in love with her. She is an artist and has no time for Tora-san.
Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō* Keiko Kishi as Ritsuko Yanagi* Takehiko Maeda as Fumihiko Yanagi* Chieko Baisho as Sakura* Tatsuo Matsumura as Ryūzō Azuma* Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)* Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa* Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa* Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)* Gajirō Satō as Genkō* Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal Stuart Galbraith IV calls ''Tora-san Loves an Artist'' a "solid" entry in the series, which is "alternately sweet and touching, funny and biting." The German-language site molodezhnaja gives ''Tora-san Loves an Artist'' three and a half out of five stars.
Availability ''Tora-san Loves an Artist'' was released theatrically on December 16, 1973.In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1995, and in DVD format in 2008.Alin
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External links *  ''Tora-san Loves an Artist''  at www.tora-san.jp (official site)