Tora-san Confesses

1991 1h 44m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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When Izumi can't stand seeing her mother flirt with other men, she leaves home. She sends a letter to Mitsuo and Mitsuo goes looking for her. But Izumi unexpectedly meets Tora-san.

“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）
Hideko Yoshida
圣子
Mari Natsuki
礼子（及川泉的母亲）
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）

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Japanese.

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CINEMA

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Tetsuo Takaha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Hideko Yoshida carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoji Yamada directs. Tetsuo Takaha behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in German, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Japanese.
3Part of the "Tora-san Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Tetsuo Takaha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Hideko Yoshida carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0102611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tetsuo Takaha
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Tora-san Confesses (1991)

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.