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Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rumi Sakakibara as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san, the Good Samaritan is the seventh entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Cast
Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō • Chieko Baisho as Sakura • Rumi Sakakibara as Hanako Ōta • Sachiko Mitsumoto as Fuyuko • Chōchō Miyako as Kiku • Kunie Tanaka as Prof. Fukui • Hiroshi Ōtsuka as Policeman • Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa • Chieko Misaki as Torajiro's aunt • Hisao Dazai as Tarō Ume ==Critical appraisal==
Critical appraisal
For his work on Tora-san, the Good Samaritan, the previous entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, ''Tora-san's Shattered Romance, and the following entry, Tora-san's Love Call (all 1971), Yoji Yamada tied for Best Director at the Mainichi Film Awards with Masahiro Shinoda. The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san, the Good Samaritan'' three and a half out of five stars. ==Availability==
Availability
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan was released theatrically on April 28, 1971. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1983 and 1995, and in DVD format in 1998 and 2008. ==References==
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