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A Century of Japanese Cinema:Tora-San's Runway (Hong Kong Version)

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Product Title: A Century of Japanese Cinema:Tora-San's Runway (Hong Kong Version) 日本百年映畫史：男人之苦 -望鄉篇 (香港版) 日本百年映画史：男人之苦 -望乡篇 (香港版) A Century of Japanese Cinema:Tora-San's Runway (Oversea Version) A Century of Japanese Cinema:Tora-San's Runway (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s): Atsumi Kiyoshi | Baisho Chieko 渥美清 | 倍賞千惠子 渥美清 | 倍赏千惠子 渥美清 | 倍賞千恵子 Atsumi Kiyoshi | Baisho Chieko
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Release Date: 2003-02-17
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
Publisher: Panorama (HK)
Package Weight: 120 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1002523813

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導演：山田洋次
Director:Yamada Yoji

　　本片是「男人之苦」系列第五回。山田洋次重返導演崗位。足跡遍及全國的寅次郎今趟以為自己患上重病，決定返回故鄉北海道，暫住於叔父和妹妹家中，當然又惹下了不少麻煩，令人啼笑皆非。在機緣巧合下，寅次郎搬進一間豆腐店居住，並對老闆娘的女兒節子產生好感，可惜節子本身已有心上人，寅次郎這次又注定食白果了﹗

　　The fifth installment of the Taro-san series. Tora-san beleives he has a serious disease and return to Hokkaido, his family's origin. He lives in the hoem of his uncle and sister, causing chaos and trouble as usual. He moves into some a bean curd shop by chance and secretly loves Setsuko, the daughter of the shopkepper who alreadly have a lover. Will Tora-san be disappointed again?


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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10 (1)

Kevin Kennedy
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November 10, 2007
Yamada Yoji returns! Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
AFter skipping the third and fourth installments in the Tora-San series, Director Yamada Yoji returned to the helm with "Tora-San's Runaway" and the series returned to top-notch form. Back again are the fantasy sequence to start the movie (this time Tora dreams that his uncle is seriously ill) and back again is a much larger role for Tora-San's sister, played by the lovely Baisho Chieko. Director Yamada clearly understood what the directors of the third and fourth installments did not, i.e., Baisho Chieko's character was the warm, beating heart at the center of this great film series.

After dreaming of his uncle's illness, Tora called back to Toraya to see how everyone was doing. His aunt joked to him that his uncle actually was seriously ill, but Tora didn't understand the joke so he raced home only to discover his uncle is fine. While at Toraya, Tora receives a message that an old friend (and a relative of his pal, Noburo) was near death and wanted to see him. Noburo and Tora travel to Sapporo to be with him. The old friend's dying wish is to see his son. Tora and Noburo track the son down and plead with him to visit his dying father, but the son refuses. A crestfallen Tora then urges Noburo to visit his aged father, who he hasn't seen in years. Noburo refuses, Tora and Noburo have a falling out, and Tora returns to his old neighborhood determined to set a new, serious course for his life.

Tora takes a job in a small shop making and selling fried tofu. Tora's family is very impressed with Tora's newfound diligence, until they learn that the shopowner has a beautiful daughter with whom Tora has fallen hopelessly in love. Those familiar with the series can guess how this situation will turn out.

"Tora-San's Runaway" is a bit darker in its theme than most of the Tora-San films, but it is no less entertaining. My one big problem with this version of the film is that the English subtitles are terrible. Certain mistakes are obvious, like when Tora's aunt says "Toraya", referring to the shop, but the subtitles read "Tora". Other problems are worse, as when entire paragraphs of dialogue are reduced to a single short sentence in the subtitles. I think these are the worst subtitles in this entire series. Nonetheless, the viewer is able to follow the story.

And for its interesting, if dark, story and the usual fine performances by the familiar ensemble, I can recommend "Tora-San's Runaway" highly.
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