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Tora-san's Rise and Fall

Original title: Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro aiaigasa
  • 1975
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
119
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Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
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Comedy

Traveling through Hokkaido with a disgruntled salaryman seeking a lost love (Eiji Funakoshi), Tora-san runs into Lily, who has gotten divorced since they last saw each other in Tora-san's Fo... Read allTraveling through Hokkaido with a disgruntled salaryman seeking a lost love (Eiji Funakoshi), Tora-san runs into Lily, who has gotten divorced since they last saw each other in Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973) and is working as an itinerant singer. After a spat in the scenic town ... Read allTraveling through Hokkaido with a disgruntled salaryman seeking a lost love (Eiji Funakoshi), Tora-san runs into Lily, who has gotten divorced since they last saw each other in Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973) and is working as an itinerant singer. After a spat in the scenic town of Otaru, they split and meet again in Tora-san's hometown of Shibamata, where they reconc... Read all

  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Yoshitaka Asama
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Stars
    • Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Chieko Baishô
    • Masami Shimojô
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    119
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yoshitaka Asama
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Stars
      • Kiyoshi Atsumi
      • Chieko Baishô
      • Masami Shimojô
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins

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    Ruriko Asaoka in Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
    Eiji Funakoshi in Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
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    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Torajiro Kuruma
    Chieko Baishô
    • Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
    Masami Shimojô
    Masami Shimojô
    • Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle)
    Gin Maeda
    • Hiroshi (Sakura's husband)
    Chieko Misaki
    • Tsune (Torajiro's aunt)
    Hisao Dazai
    • Umetaro (Hiroshi's boss)
    Gajirô Satô
    • Gen
    Hayato Nakamura
    • Mitsuo
    Yoshio Yoshida
    Yoshio Yoshida
    • Slave Merchant
    Kaneko Iwasaki
    Kaneko Iwasaki
    • Nobuko
    Chiharu Kuri
    • Kimiko
    Ai Saotome
    • Mariko
    Kazuhiko Kasai
    • Printer
    Akihiko Hanyû
    • Printer
    Hidetoshi Hasegawa
    • Printer
    Takashi Watanabe
    Noriyuki Watanabe
    Kanjirô Ôsugi
    • Ramen Shop Owner
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yoshitaka Asama
      • Yôji Yamada
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    Storyline

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    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: Nihon eiga no hyaku nen (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Otoko wa tsurai yo (aka: Men endure)
      Music by Naozumi Yamamoto

      Sang by Kiyoshi Atsumi

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 12, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
    • Filming locations
      • Shibamata, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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