Underplayed Gems

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)

Tora-san, His Tender Love poster
Original title
男はつらいよ フーテンの寅
Directed by
Azuma Morisaki
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A traveling salesman named Tora-san returns to his family home in Tokyo and falls for a woman he meets. The film follows his clumsy romantic attempts and the gentle comedy of his everyday life.

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What happens

Tora-san, His Tender Love (Japanese: 男はつらいよ フーテンの寅, Hepburn: Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Fūten no Tora) is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Azuma Morisaki, instead of the usual director Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san), and Michiyo Aratama as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san, His Tender Love is the third entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, and the first of only two in the series not directed by Yoji Yamada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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