Tora-san Makes Excuses

Dec 26, 1992

1h 41m

★ 8.0

Overview

Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Tora

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Sakura

Chieko Baisho

Choko

Jun Fubuki

Ryusuke

Masatoshi Nagase

Reiko

Mari Natsuki

Hiroshi

Gin Maeda

Tatsuzo

Masami Shimojō

Tsune

Chieko Misaki

President

Hisao Dazai

High Priest

Chishū Ryū

Mitsuo

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Izumi

Kumiko Goto

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.

8.5

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Aug 4, 1979

Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.

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.

8.0

Tora-san Confesses

Dec 23, 1991

When Izumi can't stand seeing her mother flirt with other men, she leaves home. She sends a letter to Mitsuo and Mitsuo goes looking for her. But Izumi unexpectedly meets Tora-san.

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.

8.0

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

Dec 28, 1984

Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found.

6.8

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Nov 14, 1969

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

9.0

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

Jul 23, 1976

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.

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's Love Call

Dec 29, 1971

Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.

7.0

Tora-san, His Tender Love

Jan 15, 1970

Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.

7.6

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

Dec 29, 1972

When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.

7.5

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Aug 5, 1972

While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, Torajiro befriends three young women on vacation during his travels.