Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

Jul 23, 1976

1h 49m

★ 9.0

Overview

Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Torajiro Kuruma

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Sakura

Chieko Baisho

Botan

Kiwako Taichi

Tatsuzo

Masami Shimojō

Tsune

Chieko Misaki

Hiroshi

Gin Maeda

Hisao Dazai

Gajirō Satō

Hayato Nakamura

Senri Sakurai

Akira Kume

Haruko Tōgō

Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura's chance to marry someone, as well as just being a real pain to those around him. There is a sentimental side to him also, and the best way to describe him is that he grows on you.

8.0

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

Jan 4, 1973

On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.

7.4

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Feb 26, 1970

After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.

8.0

Tora-san Loves an Artist

Dec 25, 1973

Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.

6.8

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Nov 14, 1969

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

7.5

Foster Daddy, Tora!

Dec 27, 1980

After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam.

8.5

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

Aug 8, 1981

When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.

8.0

Tora-san's Promise

Dec 28, 1981

Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.