Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Movie
Audience Score
74
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
NR 1 hr 32 minComedyTora-san Series PosterPart of Tora-san Series
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.
StarringKiyoshi AtsumiChieko BaishoKomaki Kurihara
DirectorShun'ichi Kobayashi

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Tsugio Saito
Production Companies:Shochiku

Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.