Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

Original title

男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎

Directed by

Yōji Yamada

Genre

comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Torasan, a kind-hearted travelling peddler, returns to his family home and gets involved in the romantic troubles of a young woman. He tries to help her find love while dealing with his own unrequited feelings.

lightheartedwarmwhimsicalgentlesentimentalbittersweetamusinglively

What happens

Talk of the Town Tora-san (男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Uwasa no Torajirō) aka Torasan and a Lovely Maid is a 1978 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Reiko Ōhara as his love interest or "Madonna". Talk of the Town Tora-san is the twenty-second entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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