Tora-San's Marriage Counselor (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Atsumi Kiyoshi (Actor)
| Akino Taisaku (Actor)
| Yamada Yoji (Director)
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Kevin Kennedy
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June 15, 2008
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June 15, 2008
Memorable Tora-San film
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"Tora-San's Marriage Counselor", the 33rd film in this great series, juggles several storylines in pursuit of one of the series' most emotionally satisfying films. At the heart of the movie is the story of Fuko (Rie Nakahara), a beautiful but lost young woman. Her mother abandoned her when she was a child and, since that tragic day, she has been drifting rootlessly through life, taking barbering jobs when she needs money, then moving on. Fuko bonds with Tora over their similar lifestyles and travels with him around Hokkaido. She is attracted to carnival motorcycle rider Tony (Tsunehiko Watase -- a familiar face to fans of Fukasaku Kinji's movies), but Tora discourages the relationship. He seeks a more stable life for her. Together with the story of Fuko, the film dips into several other lives. For the first time in the series, we meet Akemi (Jun Miho), the Octopus's tomboyish daughter, who is getting married. She makes such a strong impression in her short time on screen, particularly as -- at Sakura's urging -- she thanks her father for all he has done for her, that director Yamada Yoji made her a series regular. We also meet again Tora's old friend Noboru (Taisaku Akino), who has settled into the kind of stable married life Tora seeks for Fuko. Noboru runs a small shop with his wife and is the proud father of a pretty little girl. He invites Tora to his home to spend the night eating and drinking, but Tora abruptly leaves, not wanting his old buddy to become enticed again by his rootless existence. Finally, we meet a man who seeks to restore the stability of his old life; his wife has left him and he seeks to fetch her back. Tora and Fuko support him by accompanying him to his wife's new home. Throughout all of these storylines we see a contrast between Tora's ramblings and stable marriages. While others view Tora's life as seductive and carefree, Tora knows that it is a cold, dreary dead end. Like in no other movie in the series, we are made to feel the despair of life as a drifter. Of course, the film also includes all the humor we come to expect of the series. Indeed, the movie's ending provides an uncharacteristic bit of goofy slapstick humor. I recommend "Tora-San's Marriage Counselor" very highly. |
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