is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san Goes to Vienna is the forty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Synopsis
During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.
Cast
Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō
Chieko Baisho as Sakura
Keiko Takeshita as Kumiko Egami
Akira Emoto as Hyoma Sakaguchi
Keiko Awaji as Madam
Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt) Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
Critical appraisal
The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Goes to Vienna three and a half out of five stars.
Availability
Tora-san Goes to Vienna was released theatrically on August 5, 1989. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 1998, 2005, and 2008.
References
Bibliography
English
German
Japanese
External links
Tora-san Goes to Vienna at www.tora-san.jp (official site)