Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

1976 1h 49m JA

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8.8

MASTERPIECE

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IMDB

★8.8TMDB · 5★7IMDB · 125

Comedy

Synopsis

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Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi
寅次郎
Chieko Baisho
樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Kiwako Taichi
艺妓牡丹
Masami Shimojō
车龙造（阿寅的叔叔）
Chieko Misaki
车つね（阿寅的婶婶）
Gin Maeda
阿博
Hisao Dazai
桂梅太郎（章鱼厂长）
Gajirō Satō
源公

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoji Yamada
Writers: Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

1 / 5

ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 5

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tora-san Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Kiwako Taichi carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoji Yamada directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Tora-san Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Kiwako Taichi carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0075026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 125 votes

Awards

2 wins

Part of

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.