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Tora-san, the Go-Between (男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋愛塾, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Ren'aijuku) is a 1985 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kanako Higuchi as his love interest or "Madonna".
Aug 3, 1985 · Tora-san, the Go-between: Directed by Yôji Yamada. With Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Mitsuru Hirata, Masami Shimojô.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Yôji Yamada
- 1985-08-03
In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself. She invites them to her home where the three share a night of eating and drinking. The old woman's health deteriorates and she dies.
Tora-san befriends an old lady who dies suddenly and at her funeral meets the woman’s granddaughter. Back in Shibamata, Tora-san looks her up, and acts as her go-between matching her up with a young man studying to be a lawyer.
Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san) is a traveling salesman whose sole possessions are the contents of a small suitcase, the clothes on his back and some pocket money. He wanders from town to town peddling his wares. He yearns to return to his home in Shibamata, Katsushika, Tokyo .
NumberTitleJapan Release Date50Tora-san, Wish You Were Here ("Otoko wa ...December 27, 201949Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Edition ...November 22, 199748Tora-san to the Rescue ("Otoko wa Tsurai ...December 23, 199547Tora-san's Easy Advice ("Otoko wa Tsurai ...December 23, 1994Back in Shibamata, Tora-san looks her up, and finds that a young man, who is studying to be a lawyer, is secretly having a crush on her. However, this young man is too shy to express his love. In order to help this pair of lovebirds, Tora-san acts as a go-between by matching her up with the young man.
At her funeral, Tora-san falls in love with the old woman's daughter, but winds up acting as a go-between for her and a young law student. In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself.
