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Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

Original title: Otoko wa tsurai yo
  • 1969
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
531
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Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
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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 ... Read allTora-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.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.

  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Yôji Yamada
    • Azuma Morisaki
  • Stars
    • Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Chieko Baishô
    • Sachiko Mitsumoto
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    531
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yôji Yamada
      • Azuma Morisaki
    • Stars
      • Kiyoshi Atsumi
      • Chieko Baishô
      • Sachiko Mitsumoto
    • 9User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins

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    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 2:38
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    Kiyoshi Atsumi in Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
    Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
    Kiyoshi Atsumi in Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
    Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baishô in Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
    Kiyoshi Atsumi and Sachiko Mitsumoto in Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)

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    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Torajirô Kuruma
    Chieko Baishô
    • Sakura
    Sachiko Mitsumoto
    • Fuyuko
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Gozensama
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Hyôichirô Suwa
    Shin Morikawa
    • Ryûzô
    Gin Maeda
    • Hiroshi Suwa
    Taisaku Akino
    Taisaku Akino
    • Noboru Kawamata
    • (as Masaaki Tsusaka)
    Gajirô Satô
    • Genkichi
    Keiroku Seki
    • Shikaisha
    Chieko Misaki
    • Tsune Kuruma
    Hisao Dazai
    • Umetarô Katsura
    Shunsuke Ômi
    • Buchô
    Taichirô Hirokawa
    • Michio
    Fusatarô Ishijima
    • Michio's Father
    Matsuko Shiga
    • Michio's Mother
    Kiyoko Tsuji
    Kiyoko Tsuji
    • Ikuko
    Kiyo Murakami
    • Kawajij no Hosutesu
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yôji Yamada
      • Azuma Morisaki
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    • Connections
      Followed by Tora-San's Cherished Mother (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Otoko wa tsurai yo
      (uncredited)

      Music by Naozumi Yamamoto

      Lyrics by Tetsurô Hoshino

      Performed by Kiyoshi Atsumi

    User reviews9

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    7/10
    Tora San the Palm-Reader
    Besides being an itinerant salesman, Tora san also shows adeptness as a Palm-Reader. At those times he is shown promoting his Palmistry by prominently displaying a huge banner which depicts a diagram of the human palm with its designated lines.

    Tora san's Palmistry is reflective of the acceptance with which Palm-reading is viewed by Japan and the Orient in general. Strolling down the Ginza nowadays, one can see an occasional Palm-Reader who has set up a table along the pedestrian walkways. Even more so in China where even their temples have a resident soothsayer. Not surprising when you consider that Palm-Reading is said to have originated in China.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 18, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Am I Trying
    • Filming locations
      • Shibamata, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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