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Tora-san, the Intellectual is a film of genre Comedy directed by Yōji Yamada released in USA on 31 december 1976 with Kiyoshi Atsumi
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
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Add to a movie listTora-san, the Intellectual (男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Katsushika Risshihen) aka Tora-san Meets a Lady Scholar is a 1975 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Fumie Kashiyama as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san, the Intellectual is the sixteenth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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Tora-san returns to his family's shop in Shibamata, Tokyo to find himself accused of being the father of a 17-year-old girl. It turns out that Tora-san had only given help to the girl's mother after her husband had left her. Tora-san becomes infatuated with the female archeology student who is staying with his family, and attempts to take up intellectual pursuits to get near her.Actors
Kiyoshi Atsumi
(Torajirō)
Fumie Kashiyama
(Reiko)
Chieko Baishō
(Sakura)
Junko Sakurada
(Junko Mogami)
Masami Shimojō
(Tatsuzo)
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Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
, 1h47Directed by Yōji Yamada
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Tora-san returns from his travels throughout Japan to his family's home in Tokyo to find his uncle recovering from an illness. After a family fight erupts, he returns to the road and becomes friends with Tomekichi. When the pair come to Tokyo, they both fall in love with stage dancers.
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
, 1h44Directed by Yōji Yamada
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Tora-san meets an old girlfriend on his travels. When she returns home with him, his family attempts to arrange a marriage between the two. After a misunderstanding occurs, the woman leaves, and the family is left regretting that they interfered.
Tora-san's Promise (1981)
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Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishō, Masami Shimojō, Kayoko Kishimoto, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Chishū Ryū
Rating66%
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
, 1h46Directed by Yōji Yamada
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Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
, 1h45Directed by Yōji Yamada
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When his travels bring him to Western Japan, Tora-san decides to pay his respects to the late Hyoichiro Suwa, his sister's father-in-law. He gets drunk with the priest at the temple, falling in love with the priest's daughter in the process. When the priest is too hung-over to deliver a eulogy the next morning, Tora-san takes his place, with great success. Tora-san's sister and his brother-in-law's family show up for Hyoichiro Suwa's memorial service, and an argument breaks out over his estate.
Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
, 1h41Directed by Yōji Yamada
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Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.