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    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana 1995 POSTER

    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana

    1995

    Japanese

    7.1

    6

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Jun Maeda Jun Maeda as Groom Mieko Suzuki Mieko Suzuki as Kayo Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Shinkichi
    Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo’s girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.
    Tora-san's Lullaby 1974 POSTER

    Tora-san's Lullaby

    1974

    Japanese

    6.3

    5

    Action

    Comedy

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Gajirô Satô Gajirô Satô as Gen Gin Maeda Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Chishû Ryû Chishû Ryû as Priest Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Umetaro
    After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again. During his travels, Torajiro meets a father who shares a drink with him. In the morning, Torajiro is shocked to learn that the man has left his baby behind and a note asking Tora to take care of the child.
    Tora-san's Runaway 1970 POSTER

    Tora-san's Runaway

    1970

    Japanese

    6.7

    4

    Comedy

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Gajirô Satô Gajirô Satô as Gen Gin Maeda Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Shin Morikawa Shin Morikawa as Tatsuzo Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Umetaro
    After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.
    Tora-san, Welcome Back! 2019 POSTER

    Tora-san, Welcome Back!

    2019

    Japanese

    6.7

    8

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Jun Miho Jun Miho as Akemi Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Gozen-sama Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Mari Natsuki Mari Natsuki as Reiko
    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…
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen 1997 POSTER

    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen

    1997

    Japanese

    6.2

    5

    Comedy

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Mieko Suzuki Mieko Suzuki as Kayo Eiji Funakoshi Eiji Funakoshi as Kenjiro Hyodo Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Umetaro Shacho
    Carrying a bag full of samples, Mitsuo makes rounds to shoe stores in remote cities. While staying at budget hotels, his thoughts turn to Tora-san.
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama 1994 POSTER

    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama

    1994

    Japanese

    6.2

    3

    Comedy

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Mieko Suzuki Mieko Suzuki as Kayo Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Chôichirô Kawarasaki Chôichirô Kawarasaki as Nao's father Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi as Noriko's husband
    Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival and is introduced to a friend’s sister. Tora-san meanwhile helps an injured housewife on her yearly vacation.
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan 1993 POSTER

    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan

    1993

    Japanese

    6.5

    6

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Mieko Suzuki Mieko Suzuki as Kayo Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as policeman Keiko Matsuzaka Keiko Matsuzaka as Yoko Sakaide
    After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.
    The Hidden Blade 2004 POSTER

    The Hidden Blade

    2004

    Japanese

    7.6

    12

    84%

    84%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    History

    honor

    period drama

    revenge

    Romance

    samurai

    sword fight

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Jun Maeda Jun Maeda as Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as Chief Retainer Hori Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Samon Shimada
    Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
    Love and Honor 2006 POSTER

    Love and Honor

    2006

    Japanese

    7.7

    11

    81%

    84%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    betrayal

    Drama

    History

    honor

    japan

    Romance

    samurai

    sword fight

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Ine Hatano Takuya Kimura Takuya Kimura as Shinnojo Mimura Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as Shinnojo's fencing instructor Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Tokuhei
    A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
    Mom, Is That You?! 2023 POSTER

    Mom, Is That You?!

    2023

    Japanese

    6.7

    5

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Hiromasa Taguchi Hiromasa Taguchi as Yô Ôizumi Yô Ôizumi as Akio Kanzaki Sayuri Yoshinaga Sayuri Yoshinaga as Fukue You You as Kotoko Andersson
    Akio, an HR worker, visits his transformed mother Fukue in Tokyo. Baffled by her new lively self, he encounters a friendly neighbor. Through these interactions, Akio gains new perspectives, noticing overlooked aspects of life.
    Tora-san's Shattered Romance 1971 POSTER

    Tora-san's Shattered Romance

    1971

    Japanese

    6.7

    4

    Comedy

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Shin Morikawa Shin Morikawa as Ryûzô Kuruma Hisaya Morishige Hisaya Morishige as Senzô Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Umetaro Katsura Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao as Yûko Akashi
    Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura. Meanwhile, a new tenant moves into Toraya restaurant.
    The Yellow Handkerchief 1977 POSTER

    The Yellow Handkerchief

    1977

    Japanese

    7.3

    12

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    japanese film

    road trip

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Akemi Ogawa Sabu Kawahara Sabu Kawahara as (as Hiromasa Kawahara) Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Ryokan Manager Ken Takakura Ken Takakura as Yûsaku Shima
    The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
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