Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

2019 1h 55m JA

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★8.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series. The adult Mitsuo, Tora-san’s nephew, who runs into Izumi, his first love, whom he had once promised to marry. The familiar faces of Kurumaya Cafe, which Tora-san’s family ran in Shibamata, also return. Catching up with old friends, it is always their dearest memories of Tora-san which everyone shares on such occasions…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi
寅次郎 (存档胶片)
Chieko Baisho
樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Hidetaka Yoshioka
满男
Kumiko Goto
及川泉
Gin Maeda
阿博
Jun Miho
朱美
Masayasu Kitayama
三平
Hiyori Sakurada
尤里

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoji Yamada
Writers: Yoji Yamada, Yuzo Asahara
Languages: Japanese, French, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, French, English.

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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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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Junnosuke Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kazuhide Ishijima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Hidetaka Yoshioka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10628692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoji Yamada directs. Masashi Chikamori behind the camera. Junnosuke Yamamoto scores. Kazuhide Ishijima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, French, English.
3Part of the "Tora-san Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Masashi Chikamori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Junnosuke Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kazuhide Ishijima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho and Hidetaka Yoshioka carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt10628692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masashi Chikamori
Original score: Junnosuke Yamamoto
Editing: Kazuhide Ishijima
Production design: Shoko Yoshizawa
Costume design: 牧亜矢美
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)

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.