Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
- Original title
- 男はつらいよ 望郷篇
- Directed by
- Yōji Yamada
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Torajiro Kuruma, a wandering peddler, returns to his family home in Tokyo and causes comedic trouble. He falls for a local woman, but his meddling and clumsiness threaten the romance.
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What happens
Tora-san's Runaway (男はつらいよ 望郷篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Bōkyō hen) aka Tora-san Homebound is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Aiko Nagayama as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Runaway is the fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. This movie was originally intended to be the last of the series, but due to the popularity of this film, the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series continued on. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.