Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Theatrical poster
Directed byShun'ichi Kobayashi
Written byYoji Yamada
Akira Miyazaki
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Komaki Kurihara
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • February 27, 1970 (1970-02-27)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Tora-san's Grand Scheme (新・男はつらいよ, Shin Otoko wa Tsurai yo) is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna".[1] Tora-san's Grand Scheme is the fourth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

  1. ^ "新・男はつらいよ (Madonna)" (in Japanese). www.tora-san.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-18. (official site)