Entertainment Desk :
The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, the Japan Foundation and the International Television Channel Ltd. (hereinafter NTV) are pleased to announce that an all-time Japanese box-office hit Tora-san’s Many Splendored Love will be aired on Ntv at 8:45am on February 18 followed by one more film of the same series.
Humanistic yet humorous, this film which will bring laughter and tears, features unsuccessful love and family drama of a peddler, Tora-san (starring Kiyoshi Atsumi) who often goes on trips and suddenly pops over to his home in downtown Tokyo. The life and sentiment of characters depicted in the film made it a long running hit since its first screening in 1969, spanning 48 episodes till 1995 and 1 special episode in 1997.
Ntv in collaboration with the Japan Foundation air three selected films of Tora-san dubbed in Bengali language for the first time in Bangladesh to introduce various aspects of Japan as well as familiarise Bangladeshi viewers with the Japanese culture and faces. Tora-san’s Sunrise and Sunset was aired in September 2016.
The screening information on Tora-san Goes North will be informed on the website of Ntv and the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh in March 2017.
