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2019 Japanese film
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
Theatrical release poster
Kanji男はつらいよ お帰り 寅さん
Revised HepburnOtoko wa Tsurai yo Okaeri Torasan
Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Yuzo Asahara
Produced byHiroshi Fukazawa
Starring
Edited byIwao Ishii
Kazuhide Ishijima
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
Junnosuke Yamamoto
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
Running time116 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (男はつらいよ お帰り 寅さん, Otoko wa Tsurai yo Okaeri Torasan) is a 2019 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It is the fiftieth entry in the popular and long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. Shooting began on October 20, 2018 and the film was released on December 27, 2019.

It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san). Atsumi died in 1996 and he appears throughout the film as flashbacks, using footage from his dozens of performances as Tora-san in the previous films. It also stars Chieko Baisho, Gin Maeda, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kumiko Goto, Mari Natsuki, and Ruriko Asaoka, all recreating their roles from the long running film series.

Cast

Bibliography

Japanese

References

  1. "Tora-San, Wish You Were Here ｜ Shochiku Films".
  2. "'Tora-san' movie series to return for 50th anniv. with late actor in main role". Mainichi Daily News. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. "渥美清さん死去から22年…映画「男はつらいよ」復活! 新作制作発表". Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  4. "「男はつらいよ」新作の主題歌を桑田佳祐が担当、オープニングに出演決定". Natalie. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

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Otoko wa Tsurai yo
Films 1–10
Films 11–20
Films 21–30
Films 31–40
Films 41–50
Films directed by Yoji Yamada
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