---
title: 'Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yōji Yamada'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/stage-struck-tora-san-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078045/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)

1978 · 107 min · Comedy · Japan

Original title: 男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく
Part of: Otoko wa Tsurai yo

## Synopsis

Stage-Struck Tora-san  aka Tora-san's Stage-Struck is a 1978 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Nana Kinomi as his love interest or "Madonna". Stage-Struck Tora-san is the twenty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada)

## Cast

- [Chieko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/chieko-baisho) as Sakura
- [Kiyoshi Atsumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyoshi-atsumi) as Torajirō Kuruma
- [Nana Kinomi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nana-kinomi)
- [Chishū Ryū](https://cinepixo.com/people/chishu-ryu)
- [Gin Maeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/gin-maeda)
- [Tetsuya Takeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuya-takeda)

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Official site: https://www.tora-san.jp/movie/21/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/stage-struck-tora-san-1978
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