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Tora-san's Love Call (1971)

Tora-san's Love Call poster
Original title
男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wandering peddler returns to his family and falls for a woman in his hometown. He tries to win her affection while navigating his usual chaotic misadventures.

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What happens

Tora-san's Love Call (男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajiro Koiuta) aka Tora-san's Love Song is a 1971 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Junko Ikeuchi as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Love Call is the eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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