6.7/10 21 votes

Released:
1983-08-06

Overview:
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.

Director:
Yoji Yamada

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Kiyoshi Atsumi
  as
  Torajiro Kuruma
• 
  Chieko Baisho
  as
  Sakura
• 
  Masami Shimojō
  as
  Uncle
• 
  Chieko Misaki
  as
  Aunty
• 
  Gin Maeda
  as
  Hiroshi