is an 2019 Japanese film directed by
Yoji Yamada. It is the fiftieth entry in the popular and long-running ''
Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Shooting began on October 20, 2018 and the film was released on December 27, 2019.
It stars
Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san). Atsumi died in 1996 and he appears throughout the film as flashbacks, using footage from his dozens of performances as Tora-san in the previous films. It also stars
Chieko Baisho,
Gin Maeda,
Hidetaka Yoshioka,
Kumiko Goto,
Mari Natsuki, and
Ruriko Asaoka, all recreating their roles from the long running film series.
Cast
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, otherwise known as Tora-san
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Chieko Baisho as Sakura Suwa
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Ruriko Asaoka as Lily
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Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
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Kumiko Goto as Izumi Bruna
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Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
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Mari Natsuki as Ayako Hara
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Chizuru Ikewaki
is a Japanese actress.
Career
Ikewaki was given a Best New Talent award at the 2000 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in ''Osaka Story''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance''. She has also appeared in f ...
as Setsuko Takano
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Hiyori Sakurada as Yuri Suwa, Mitsuo's daughter
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Isao Hashizume as Kazuo Oikawa
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Nenji Kobayashi as Kubota, Mitsuo's Father in Law
* Tatekawa Shiraku as Rakugo artist
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Takashi Sasano as Gozen-sama
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Jun Miho as Akemi
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Mari Hamada
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Tetsurō Degawa
is a Japanese comedian.
Character
Representative of the so-called "reaction entertainers," he is known for his thick voice. His favorite phrase is "Yabaiyo, yabaiyo!" (やばいよやばいよ!, It's dangerous, dangerous!), which has been mim ...
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Cunning Takeyama
is a Japanese ''tarento'', comedian and actor.
Takeyama performed '' boke'' in the comedy duo Cunning and is known for his often "angry" persona while at the same time being an "easy to tease" character. His real name and former stage name in th ...
* Gajirō Satō
* Masayasu Kitayama
* Hayashiya Tamahei
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Taiki Matsuno
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Miu Tomita
* Sara Kurashima
* Sōtarō Tanaka
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Keisuke Kuwata
Bibliography
Japanese
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References
External links
''Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo 50th Anniversary Project''Official site with all the information about the 50th anniversary of the It's Tough Being a Man Series, including info on this film
おかえり、寅さん（仮題）eiga.com information page
{{Yoji Yamada
2019 films
Films directed by Yoji Yamada
2019 comedy films
2010s Japanese-language films
Otoko wa Tsurai yo films
Japanese sequel films
Shochiku films
Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada
2010s Japanese films