Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Theatrical poster
Directed byYoji Yamada
Written byYoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
StarringKiyoshi Atsumi
Rumi Sakakibara
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • April 28, 1971 (1971-04-28)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (男はつらいよ 奮闘篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Funtō hen) 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".[1] Tora-san, the Good Samaritan is the seventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

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