Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiretoko bojô (1987)

Director:

Yôji Yamada

Writers:

Yoshitaka Asama (written by) and
Yôji Yamada (characters)

Release Date:

11 January 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Tora-san, the näive and romantic peddler, returns once more to his home in Hokkaido where, as usual...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi	...	Torajirô Kuruma
Chieko Baisho	...	Sakura (as Chieko Baishô)
Keiko Takeshita	...	Rinko
Masami Shimojô	...	Ryûzô
Chieko Misaki	...	Tsune
Gin Maeda	...	Hiroshi
Hisao Dazai	...	Shachô
Gajiro Satoh	...	Genkô (as Gajirô Satô)
Hidetaka Yoshioka	...	Mitsuo
Keiroku Seki	...	Ponshû
Issei Ogata	...	Doctor (as Issê Ogata)
Takashi Sasano	...	Ôya
Kimihiro Reizei	...	Hamanasu no Jôren Kyaku
Makoto Akatsuka	...	Makoto
Masayuki Yui	...	Hamanasu no Jôren Kyaku

Also Known As:

It's Tough to Be a Man: Shiretako Longing (literal English title)
Tora-san 38
Tora-san Goes North (USA)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Shibamata, Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Shochiku Company

Trivia:

Director 'Yoji Yamada' wanted to suggest similarities between Toshirô Mifune's character and John Wayne and so named Mifune's character Jun Ueno, which pronounced in Japanese sounds much like John Wayne's name.

Movie Connections:

Follows Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori (1986)

Soundtrack:

Mädchen, brav und treu