Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)

Original title

続・男はつらいよ

Directed by

Yōji Yamada

Genre

comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Torajiro, a wandering peddler with a good heart, returns to his family home in Tokyo. He becomes entangled in a romantic situation with a woman from his past.

gentlebittersweetwarmfunnynostalgiclightheartedquirkyheartfelt

What happens

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (続・男はつらいよ, Zoku Otoko wa Tsurai yo), aka Tora-san's Homeward Journey, Am I Trying? Part II, and Torasan Pt. 2, is a 1969 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san), and Orie Satō as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Cherished Mother is the second entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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