Tora-san series drawing French moviegoers to Japanese culture

A cherished long-running film series from Japan concerning a trekker peddler that began in 1969 is currently winning the hearts of movie enthusiasts in France.

The appeal of supervisor Yoji Yamada’s “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” (It’s Tough Being a Man), which depicts individual communications in between individuals in a typical area in Tokyo, is rising inFrance

Theories are plentiful as to the abrupt appeal of the series, which numbers 50 titles launched over half a century with 2019.

One point is that these jobs, which are frequently referred to as “Tora-san” after its lead character, obviously charm to the eyes and move the heartstrings of French moviegoers, as they provided for generations ofJapanese

Another is the appeal of Japanese motion pictures in France fired under well known supervisors.

Especially noteworthy are the jobs by supervisor Kenji Mizoguchi, that motivated …