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2016

Goto no Torasan

Tora-san in Goto

五島のトラさん

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

(c) Television Nagasaki Co.,Ltd.

Release Date
August, 6th, 2016
Running Time
114 min
Genre
Documentary
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray, DVD
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (Blu-ray, DVD)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Television Nagasaki

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Television Nagasaki

[ Story ]

A documentary shot from 1993 and over 22 years chronicled a large family who make their living as udon noodle makers on the Goto Archipelago in Nagasaki Prefecture. It was awarded the Magnolia Award for Best Documentary at the 22nd Shanghai TV Festival.
Inuzuka Torao, known as "Tora of Goto" runs an udon noodle making business on the Goto Archipelago. Everyday, his seven children wake up at 5am, help with the business for an hour, then head for school. Over the 22 years the documentary follows them, the children all grow up.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.ktn.co.jp/torasan

[ Overseas Results ]

2016 Shanghai TV Festival, Feature Documentary Magnolia Prize(grand prix)

[ Contact (International) ]

KIROKUBITO LLC
#305, 1-35-29 Horie, Urayasu-shi, Chiba 279-0041
Rep: NAKAYAMA Kazuo
Attn: NAKAYAMA Kazuo
tel: +81 47 355 8455
fax: +81 47 355 8455
E-mail: info@kiroku-bito.com
https://kiroku-bito.com

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