Stage Struck Tora san

StageStruck Torasan , Otoko wa Tsurai yo Torajir Wagamichi o Yuku? aka Torasans StageStruck is a 1978 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma Torasan, and Nana Kinomi as his love interest or Madonna. StageStruck Torasan is the twentyfirst entry in the popular, longrunning Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Kiyoshi Atsumi was nominated for Best Actor at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his work in StageStruck Torasan and the following film in the series, Talk of the Town Torasan also 1978. Yoji Yamada was also nominated for Best Director for these two films.Stuart Galbraith IV writes that StageStruck Torasan is one of the weaker entries in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. He notes that costar Tetsuya Takeda, a popular comic actor in Japan at the time, comes across as hammy in western eyes. According to Galbraith, the film works best as a nostalgic look at late1970s popular culture. The opening dream segment is a spoof of Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977, and there are references to Pink Lady as well as glimpses into Japans economic situation of the era. The Germanlanguage site molodezhnaja gives StageStruck Torasan three out of five stars. ........

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