[Magazine House Co., Ltd.] Tetsuko Kuroyanagi x Yoji Yamada special conversation has been published as a book! A project commemorating the 55th anniversary of the release of “Otoko wa Tsurai yo”, the book “I want to meet Kiyoshi Atsumi” is now on sale!
Magazine House Co., Ltd. Press release: October 31, 2024 Tetsuko Kuroyanagi x Yoji Yamada special conversation is now available as a book! A project commemorating the 55th anniversary of the release of “Otoko wa Tsurai yo”, the book “I want to meet Kiyoshi Atsumi” is now on sale!
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(Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Shuichi Tetsuo) is currently selling “I Want to Meet Kiyoshi Atsumi” co-authored by Yoji Yamada and Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The movie “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” was first released in theaters on August 27, 1969. At that time, Japan was in the midst of rapid economic growth. This was around the time when humans first landed on the moon. After that, “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” was recognized by the Guinness World Records as “the longest film series played by a single actor,” and this year it celebrated its 55th anniversary. To commemorate the anniversary, we held a conversation about Kiyoshi Atsumi, who played Tora-san. This is a dream-like conversation between Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, who was with us at the beginning of television, and director Yoji Yamada, who co-created the movie “Otoko wa Tsurai yo.” The event was broadcast on NHK-BS as “I want to meet Kiyoshi Atsumi” and was very well received. The book was published this fall.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30125/430/30125-430-45853e870faa91d78666159c1c355829-1798×2591.jpg Please take a look at Director Yoji Yamada’s “Introduction” filled with passion. Going to see Mr. Kuroyanagi – Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi, who worked with me on “Otoko wa Tsurai yo.” It’s been 30 years since he was gone. Lately, I’ve been thinking about him again and again. How important Kiyoshi Atsumi was to my life. I started thinking more deeply about wanting to know a side of him that I didn’t know. So I decided to go see his best friend, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The two appeared together on many programs shortly after television broadcasting began, and eventually became close friends. In my opinion, they are two geniuses, two people with special talents. Their wavelengths are also unusual, so it’s only natural that they empathize deeply and share their feelings. How did Kiyoshi Atsumi, who was extremely popular in the Asakusa light theater world long before “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” came to the world of television? Tetsuko must be familiar with Kiyoshi Atsumi’s true face, away from acting, from when he was very active on TV such as “Let’s meet in a dream” and “Father’s Season.” Then, Tetsuko and I had many conversations, and now this book has been completed. How did Atsumi perceive acting? How did you survive in the entertainment world? How did he perceive me as a film director? There are so many interesting stories. After all, meeting Kiyoshi Atsumi was something special in my life. As I listened to Atsumi and Tetsuko’s story, I decided to write a script with Tetsuko as Madonna. It became a big homework for me, and it was quite difficult. I had always dreamed that Tetsuko Kuroyanagi would be the Madonna in the final episode of “Otoko wa Tsurai yo,” but this is the first time I’ve written it down as a script. I wanted to take a picture of Tora-san again. It’s just a shame that we couldn’t make it happen. Mr. Atsumi, we have a new phone. Pretty good, right? Be sure to enjoy reading Vision’s latest work, “It’s Tough Being a Man: Torajiro’s Gospel”. Yoji Yamada Also features a newly written excerpt from the script for the latest phantom work, “Otoko wa Tsuraiyo Torajiro Gospel Edition” featuring Tetsuko Kuroyanagi as Madonna! Past posters of “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” are also featured in color on the frontispiece! CHECK the video Please take a look at this book, which has lots of fun. ■Event information The 10th Tora-san Summit in Shibamata will be held this weekend on November 2nd and 3rd. “Tora-san Summit 2024 ~Preserving Japan’s original landscape and passing it on to future generations~” Date: November 2nd (Sat) and 3rd (Sun), 2024 Time: 10:00-16:00 Venue: Shibamata Taishakuten Sando Special venue (7-9 Shibamata, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo) Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Memorial Museum (6-22-19 Shibamata, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo) Yamamoto-tei, Katsushika-ku (7-19-32 Shibamata, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo) and others Access: 5 minutes walk from Shibamata Station on the Keisei Kanamachi Line Sponsored by: Torasan Summit Executive Committee ( https://torasan-summit.jp/ )
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30125/430/30125-430-21ab8b786c5e7828e25569b501ead998-578×357.png From the beginning of “I want to meet Kiyoshi Atsumi”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30125/430/30125-430-26e5c6d62466718370cdeef0cdf9088b-608×912.jpg (C) Photography: Kazuki Shimomura ■Bibliographic information Book title: “I want to meet Kiyoshi Atsumi” Author: Yoji Yamada, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Release date: September 5, 2024 Price: 1980 yen (tax included) Specifications: 46 standard variant / 182 pages ISBN: 978-4-8387-3279-1 Publisher: Magazine House Co., Ltd. URL:
https://magazineworld.jp/books/paper/3279/