Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
- 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
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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