Tora san Plays Cupid

Torasan Plays Cupid , Otoko wa Tsurai yo Torajir Gambare? aka Torasan, Hold Out is a 1977 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir Kuruma Torasan, and Shiho Fujimura as his love interest or Madonna. Torasan Plays Cupid is the twentieth 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 performances in Torasan Plays Cupid, Torasan Meets His Lordship and Yatsuhakamura all 1977. Chieko Baisho was also nominated for Best Actress and Shinobu Otake for Best Supporting Actress at the same ceremony. Stuart Galbraith IV judges the film to be another good entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, funny and with a strong supporting cast. The Germanlanguage site molodezhnaja gives Torasan Plays Cupid three and a half out of five stars.Torasan Plays Cupid was released theatrically on December 29, 1977. In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2002, and 2008. ........

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