In Japan, Tora-San the strolling peddler and bumbling dreamer (played by Kiyoshi Atsumi) is a folk hero who has proven his popularity in more than 40 films; to Western audiences, he combines the comic traditions of Chaplin's "Little Tramp" and Jacques Tati, the simpleton who allows us to
laugh at ourselves and the ridiculous complexity of our lives. In TORA-SAN GOES TO VIENNA, the hopelessly provincial Tora-San travels to the Austrian capital with Sakaguchi (Akira Emoto), a businessman who has tried to kill himself. While attempting to help Sakaguchi recover from his depression,
Tora-San learns that the businessman has always wanted to visit Vienna, so the two trav...
Released:
1989
Rated:
NR
Length:
111 mins