Tora-san's Love in Osaka

Movie
Audience Score
85
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
NR 1 hr 44 minComedyTora-san Series PosterPart of Tora-san Series
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.
StarringKiyoshi AtsumiChieko BaishoKeiko Matsuzaka
DirectorYoji Yamada

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Tetsuo Sao, Kiyoshi Shimazu
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.