Madonnas
Each movie had a female guest star with whom Tora-san would usually fall head over heels (Although in the latter movies, Tora would play more of a surrogate father figure to the younger female stars.) These characters were referred to as "Madonnas". Each Madonna was played by an ingenue who was popular at the time of the movie's release. The list of Madonnas is as follows.
| Move No. | Actress | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachiko Mitsumoto | Fuyuko, the Taishaku-ten Priest's daughter |
| 2 | Sato Orie) | Natsuko Tsubouchi, the English teacher's daughter |
| 3 | Michiyo Aratama | O-Shizu, the ryokan kamisan |
| 4 | Komaki Kurihara | Haruko Usami, the kindergarten teacher |
| 5 | Aiko Nagayama | Setsuko, the fried tofu shopkeeper's daughter |
| 6 | Ayako Wakao | Yuko Akashi, the niece of Tsune's cousin's husband |
| 7 | Rumi Sakakibara | Hanako Ota, the disabled school assistant from Aomori |
| 8 | Junko Ikeuchi | Takako Rokuhara, the coffee shop owner |
| 9 | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Utako, the tourist / writer's daughter |
| 10 | Kaoru Yachigusa | Chiyo, the barber |
| 11 | Ruriko Asaoka | Lily, the lounge singer |
| 12 | Keiko Kishi | Ritsuko, the artist |
| 13 | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Utako, the writer's daughter |
| 14 | Yukiyo Toake | Kyoko, the nurse |
| 15 | Ruriko Asaoka | Lily, the lounge singer |
| 16 | Fumie Kashiyama | Reiko, the grad student / instructor of archeology |
| 17 | Kiwako Taichi | Botan, the geisha |
| 18 | Machiko Kyō | Aya Yagyu, Mitsuo's teacher's mother |
| 19 | Kyōko Maya | Mariko, the lordship's daughter in law |
| 20 | Shiho Fujimura | Fujiko, the electrician's sister |
| 21 | Nana Kinomi | Nanako, the SKD revue dancer |
| 22 | Reiko Ohara | Sanae, the divorcee |
| 23 | Kaori Momoi | Hitomi, the runaway bride |
| 24 | Kyōko Kagawa | Keiko, the English teacher's mother |
| 25 | Ruriko Asaoka | Lily, the lounge singer |
| 26 | Ran Ito | Sumire, the school dropout |
| 27 | Keiko Matsuzaka | Fumi, the Osaka geisha |
| 28 | Mikiko Otonashi | Mitsue, the tekiya's widow |
| 29 | Ayumi Ishida | Kagari, the maid |
| 30 | Yuko Tanaka | Keiko Ogawa, the tourist / department store worker |
| 31 | Harumi Miyako | Harumi Kyo, the enka singer |
| 32 | Keiko Takeshita | Tomoko, the Rendai-ji priest's daughter |
| 33 | Rie Nakahara | Fuuko, the hairdresser |
| 34 | Reiko Ohara | Fujiko, the missing salaryman's wife |
| 35 | Kanako Higuchi | Wakana Egami, the Catholic lady's granddaughter |
| 36 | Komaki Kurihara | Machiko, the junior high school teacher |
| 37 | Etsuko Shihomi | Miho, the Kabuki actor's daughter |
| 38 | Keiko Takeshita | Rinko, the veterinarian's daughter |
| 39 | Kumiko Akiyoshi | Takako Takai |
| 40 | Yoshiko Mita | Machiko, the doctor |
| 41 | Keiko Takeshita | Kumiko, the tourguide |
| 42 | Kumiko Goto/ Fumi Dan |
Izumi Oikawa, Mitsuo's girlfriend; Izumi's mother |
| 43 | Kumiko Goto/ Mari Natsuki |
Oikawa Izumi, Mitsuo's girlfriend |
| 44 | Kumiko Goto/ Hideko Yoshida |
Oikawa Izumi, Mitsuo's girlfriend |
| 45 | Kumiko Goto/ Jun Fubuki |
Oikawa Izumi, Mitsuo's girlfriend |
| 46 | Keiko Matsuzaka | Sakaide Yoko |
| 47 | Rino Katase | Miya Noriko, the photographer |
| 48 | Ruriko Asaoka | Lily, the lounge singer |
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Famous quotes containing the word madonnas:
“The Catholic Church has never really come to terms with women. What I object to is being treated either as Madonnas or Mary Magdalenes.”
—Shirley Williams (b. 1930)