This item has been stored at home. The contents are like new and in very beautiful condition, but as it is an old item, there are signs of age on the cover, etc. As shown in the images, there are very faint wrinkles on the upper part of the first few pages due to poor storage. We ask for your consideration if you understand this. Fifty years since the first film, commemorating the release of the 50th installment, this is the definitive edition that explains everything about the national film "Tora-san" by Kiyoshi Atsumi and director Yoji Yamada!! Based on the highly popular column "Minna no Tora-san" (Everyone's Tora-san) serialized weekly for three years from April 2011 on the official website of Bunka Hoso's "Minna no Tora-san," where entertainment film researcher Toshiaki Sato served as "Tora-san Doctor." This book also incorporates columns from "Minna no Tora-san" in the Yukan Fuji newspaper and "Genius Actor Kiyoshi Atsumi: I Won't Cry, I'll Just Live" serialized in the Daily Sports newspaper. This is a definitive "Tora-san book" with the largest volume in the history of "Tora-san," chronicling half a century of Tora-san and the Japanese people from various perspectives, exploring the charm and trivia of all 50 "Tora-san" films. * Includes a detailed database at the end of the book, covering filming locations for all works, roadside sales pitches, Tora-san's songs, and cast lists. * The cover and chapter pages of this book feature illustrations by Koji Kondo, who won the Museum Director's Award at Shochiku's "Tora-san Fan Art Contest" held this year. Part 1: Many Paths to Tora-san Kiyoshi Atsumi's Storytelling and the Path to Tora-san The Tradition of Shochiku Kamata/Ofuna and the Path to Tora-san The Long Road from the Far Mississippi to Shibamata Shiro Kido's Management Skills and the Path to Tora-san Yoji Yamada's Morality and the Path to Tora-san The Lives of Traveling People and Tora-san's World The Madonnas, or from Chivalry to "It's Because I Fell in Love That I'm Pitiful" The People of Toraya: The Toraya House and its Neighborhood Part 2: The World of "Tora-san" The Formulaic Yet Varied World of "Tora-san" From the First Film "Tora-san" to the 39th Film "Tora-san's Story" Appendix: Various Famous Lines (Torajiro and the Japanese Language) From Reviews: The author's love and passion for Tora-san are immense. With encyclopedic knowledge, each film is meticulously analyzed and explained. The book incorporates historical and social backgrounds, references, various episodes, and psychological depictions alongside the plot summaries. It is designed to provide a richer and more profound enjoyment of Tora-san than simply watching it passively, resulting in a definitive edition. The explanations for each film, Tora-san's background, the historical and social context in which the Tora-san films were made, and even the cast lists for each film – this is truly a book to have on hand when watching Tora-san movies.