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Tora-san's Runaway

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boukyou hen (1970)

Comedy | Japan

Director: Yôji Yamada

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Rating: 6.8/10

SYNOPSIS

Tora-San, an eccentric and resourceful tramp, is always cheerful. Although he is an orphan, he decides to go back home after a long absence. He thus sees again his sister Sakura Suwa, who has bloomed into a pretty young lady. After a while, Tora-San agrees to go with her to an interview with the family of one of her suitors. But that is without counting Tora-San's terrible clumsiness. His cheeky humor, for instance, is not fully appreciated by the family. The wedding is canceled and Tora-San takes the road again...

Actors

Writer: Akira Miyazaki, Azuma Morisaki

RUNTIME: 88 min

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