Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here(2019)

12/27/2019 (US)Comedy, Drama1h 55m

8.0

Overview

The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series. The adult Mitsuo, Tora-san’s nephew, who runs into Izumi, his first love, whom he had once promised to marry. The familiar faces of Kurumaya Cafe, which Tora-san’s family ran in Shibamata, also return. Catching up with old friends, it is always their dearest memories of Tora-san which everyone shares on such occasions…

Yoji Yamada

Director

Yoji Yamada

Screenplay

Yuzo Asahara

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Tora-san

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mitsuo (Sakura's son)

Kumiko Goto

Kumiko Goto

Izumi Oikawa (Mitsuo's lover)

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi (Sakura's husband)

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Mari Natsuki

Mari Natsuki

Reiko (Izumi's mother)

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Lily

Jun Miho

Jun Miho

Akemi

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Gen

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Hiyori Sakurada

Hiyori Sakurada

Yuri Suwa

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Part of the Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.

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Tora san, Wish You Were Here – trailer | IFFR 2020

Tora san, Wish You Were Here – trailer | IFFR 2020

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