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Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)

Stage-Struck Tora-san poster
Original title
男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Tora-san, a wandering peddler, visits his family in Tokyo and falls for a woman who works at a local theater. As he tries to win her heart, his usual antics and good intentions lead to both laughter and quiet disappointment.

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What happens

Stage-Struck Tora-san (男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wagamichi o Yuku) aka Tora-san's Stage-Struck is a 1978 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Nana Kinomi as his love interest or "Madonna". Stage-Struck Tora-san is the twenty-first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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