Tora-san's Tropical Fever

1980 1h 44m JA

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

ComedyFamilyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi
寅次郎
Chieko Baisho
樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Masami Shimojō
车龙造（阿寅的叔叔）
Chieko Misaki
车つね（阿寅的婶婶）
Gin Maeda
阿博
Hisao Dazai
桂梅太郎（章鱼厂长）
Hayato Nakamura
满男
Gajirō Satō
源公

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoji Yamada
Writers: Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tora-san Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Tetsuo Takaha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Iwao Ishii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Masami Shimojō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0081288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoji Yamada directs. Tetsuo Takaha behind the camera. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Iwao Ishii cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tora-san Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Tetsuo Takaha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Iwao Ishii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Masami Shimojō carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0081288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tetsuo Takaha
Original score: Naozumi Yamamoto
Editing: Iwao Ishii
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

Part of

Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.

Also by

Yoji Yamada

Production companies

Who made it

Shochiku
JP

Key crew

EditorIwao Ishii
Executive ProducerKiyoshi Shimazu
Sound RecordistIsao Suzuki
Art DirectionMitsuo Degawa
Sound MixerRyuji Matsumoto
Still PhotographerSôhei Hasegawa
Lighting TechnicianYoshifumi Aoki

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

marriage
okinawa
love
tokyo, japan
family
voyage
adulthood

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1980-08-02
Theatrical1997-11-22· Shochiku a sorti en salles une version en édition spéciale en 1997. Il a utilisé des infographies pour ajouter Hidetaka Yoshioka (qui a joué le neveu de Tora-san dans les films ultérieurs) dans des scènes supplémentaires.

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