Look into the exciting world of Japanese dramas of Winter 2020! It has been 30 years since he left hi hometown, “Kurumaya”, with his father as a kid. Kojiro, meets a trio of women from Kansai, and celebrates the autumn tourist season, and is excited about the topic of Kansai because it was from the same Osaka area, it seemed to be fate. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: 贋作 男はつらいよ
- Also Known As: Being a Fake Man is Tough , Ser um Homem Falso é Difícil , がんさく おとこはつらいよ
- Screenwriter: Yamada Yoji
- Screenwriter & Director: Asahara Yuzo
- Director: Ishikawa Katsumi
- Genres: Historical, Comedy, Life, Family
Cast & Credits
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![Katsura Jakujaku in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama]( "Katsura Jakujaku in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama")
Katsura JakujakuKuruma ToujirouMain Role -
![Ayata Toshiki in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama]( "Ayata Toshiki in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama")
Ayata Toshiki Support Role -
![Tokiwa Takako in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama]( "Tokiwa Takako in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama")
Tokiwa TakakoSuwa SakuraSupport Role -
![Fukumura Reio in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama]( "Fukumura Reio in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama")
Fukumura ReioSuwa MitsuoSupport Role -
![Kitayama Masayasu in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama]( "Kitayama Masayasu in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama")
Kitayama MasayasuSuwa HiroshiSupport Role -
![Soganoya Kantarou in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama]( "Soganoya Kantarou in Gansaku Otoko wa Tsurai yo Japanese Drama")
Soganoya KantarouKatsura KotaroSupport Role
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Reviews
This review may contain spoilers
A modern day Tora-san
One year after the 50th anniversary of the first Tora-san movie this drama went on the small screen. It re-tells the story of our hero Tora-san as it would happen in present time. After 30 years on the road, Tora returns to Osaka (opposed to Tokyo in the movies), where his family runs a dango shop in an old shopping street. He meets all the characters we know from the movies: his sister Sakura, her husband Hiroshi and son Mitsuo, his uncle and aunt, the company president from next door and the priest from the nearby temple. Even the dango shop looks similar to the one from the movies.Storylines are taken from the first movie and at least 2 more: Tora-san's Dear Old Home (with Sayuri Yoshinaga as Utako) and Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (the one about his meetings with painter Ikeuchi and geisha Botan).
The actors are doing their jobs well, the stories already had proven to be entertaining and even the location change to Osaka is fine with me. So everything seems familiar, but unfortunately it completely lacks the charm of the movies and the 5 episode prequel Shonen Torajiro. Maybe simply re-telling the known stories with a different cast is the reason why it does not work, at least for me.
Even fans of the movies don't have to be disappointed that no subtiles are available (as far as I know).
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