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

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.

lightheartedwarmwhimsicalbittersweetnostalgicgentlecomical

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)

Trailer

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