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Torasan Goes Religious? , Otoko wa Tsurai yo Kuchibue o Fuku Torajir? aka Torasan Whistling is a 1983 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma Torasan, and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or Madonna. Torasan Goes Religious? is the thirtysecond entry in the popular, longrunning Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Torasan Goes Religious? was the fifth highest earning film at Japanese boxoffices in 1984. Stuart Galbraith IV ranks the film as one of the best in the series, noting that the performances are excellent allaround. Galbraith observes that the films storyline was probably inspired by the recent death of the great film actor Takashi Shimura who had played the role of the deceased Hyoichiro Suwa in three previous Otoko wa Tsurai yo films. The Germanlanguage site molodezhnaja gives Torasan Goes Religious? four out of five stars.In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1987 and 1986, and in DVD format in 1998 and 2008. ........

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