Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)

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Released:
2019-12-27

Overview:
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…

Director:
Yoji Yamada

Runtime:
1h 55min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Kiyoshi Atsumi
    as
    Tora-san (archive footage)
  • Chieko Baisho
    as
    Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's Sister)
  • Hidetaka Yoshioka
    as
    Mitsuo (Sakura's Son)
  • Kumiko Goto
    as
    Izumi Oikawa (Mitsuo's Lover)
  • Gin Maeda
    as
    Hiroshi (Sakura's Husband)