Tora-san Goes North

Movie
Audience Score
90
Tora-san Goes North
NR 1 hr 47 minDrama, ComedyTora-san Series PosterPart of Tora-san Series
When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.
StarringKiyoshi AtsumiToshirō MifuneChieko Baisho
DirectorYoji Yamada

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
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.