is a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his nephew Mitsuo's Hidetaka Yoshioka love interest or "Madonna", Izumi. (official site) It also co-stars Masatoshi Nagase, who plays Mitsuo's rival for Izumi's affection and Mari Natsuki as Izumi's mother. Tora-San Makes Excuses is the forty-fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Chieko Baisho as Sakura Jun Fubuki as Choko Masatoshi Nagase as Ryusuke Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō (Torajirō's uncle ) Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt) Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura) Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa Mari Natsuki as Ayako Oikawa Gajirō Satō as Genkō Keiroku Seki as Ponshu Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Makes Excuses three and a half out of five stars.
Availability Tora-san Makes Excuses was released theatrically on December 26, 1992. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1993 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.
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External links Tora-san Makes Excuses at www.tora-san.jp (official site)