Tora-san's Runaway (男はつらいよ 望郷篇)

A shochiku film

Brother!

Brother.

Uncle.

Uncle!

Can't you even talk?

Don't die!

If you do, I can't repay your kindness.

Uncle, get a grip on yourself.

What? Want to say something?

Tora...

Take care of things... after I die...

Uncle. Uncle!

Don't die. It's all my fault for making you worry.

And sending you to an early grave.

Uncle. Uncle!

Brother, don't cry.

Brother!

Mister.

Mister.

You'll catch cold like that.

A dream?

It rains a lot.

Easy to kill street peddlers.

They're done for, if it rains.

I hope it clears up.

That hurts!

Tora-San's runaway

Sound recording: Sachio obi sound mixing: Ryuji matsumoto lighting: Yoshifumi aoki editing: Iwao ishii

The cast:

Kiyoshi atsumi as tora

chieko baisho as sakura

aiko nagayama as setsuko

hisashi igawa as tsuyoshi

gin maeda as hiroshi

masaaki tsuzaka as noboru

seiji matsuyama as sumio

Chishu ryu as the high priest

shin morikawa as uncle

original story and directed by yoji Yamada

hello.

Toraya store people. Are you all dead?

It sure is hot.

Mitsuo, glad you came.

Oh, you've got heat rash.

Uncle. Are you all right?

Sakura?

Are you kidding — in this heat? I'd rather be dead.

It's unlucky to say that.

That's true!

Think of us left behind.

It's too hot to hold a funeral.

10 bottles of coke.

Your father.

You're here?

Your hands are oily.

Coke, good and cold.

Every time I see this child, he reminds me of tora.

Don't say that.

It can't be helped. His uncle.

What? You're tora?

Where are you now? Well...

Yes, he's alive.

Where is he?

He's at ueno. He's asking if you're alive.

The rascal, when we're worried about him!

Tell him I'm dying. Scare him.

He's still alive but just barely breathing.

Huh? He's sick?

Yes. He won't last long.

I was right.

He's surprised.

Sakura's here, too.

I see. We'll be waiting for you.

He's coming.

Tora's coming again?

I thought it about time he did. My head aches.

Pillow, get my sakura.

I mean sakura. Get my pillow.

I can't even talk straight...

Is tomorrow a bad luck day?

The crematory will be closed.

So hot, a body won't keep two days?

Somebody died?

Not sure but I guess he will.

I'm thinking about the funeral.

I guess we could use dry ice.

Then food... things that won't spoil.

It's hot.

President.

You're good to my husband.

Forget it!

A nap? Isn't that nice? Taking it easy.

Just look.

In 50 years, the boy will look like him.

Life's an empty dream.

You're sarcastic.

What is it?

Uncle's grown older.

He owes all his wrinkles to tora.

Gray hair too.

Brother.

Uncle, it's me. Do you know me? It's tora!

Listen...

Wait.

Uncle, it's me, torajiro.

Can't even talk anymore?

There sure are premonitions.

I'm sorry I made you worry alone.

I'm back, so don't you worry.

No preparations yet?

What?

Never mind, since I'm back.

On my way back, I took all the necessary steps.

Hey, tora, what did you say?

On my way back...

Uncle, can you talk yet?

Of course I can!

You see, brother, uncle's not sick at all.

But aunty said so!

Joking!

You were fooled.

What steps did you take?

It's plain.

The end, I heard.

Excuse me.

High priest!

I saw tora. Is your husband so sick?

So sick...?

His end is near?

Should you be up?

Of course! I'm as fit as a fiddle!

Your husband's sick? So suddenly?

You overdid the practical joke.

What's going on?

It's very sad... what happened?

It was so sudden...

Excuse me.

My condolences.

Who are you?

I'm from the funeral parlor.

Thanks for coming.

Funeral parlor?

Not today.

Meaning...?

Go home! Go home!

I'm the one who died! Fool!

There are good and bad jokes!

You'd kill your husband to tease me?

At it again.

Every time tora comes home...

All shibamata people will laugh!

Could I help it?

The only way I can repay his kindness is when he dies.

I wanted to do everything just right.

And have a fine funeral for uncle, one that people would envy.

Can't you repay him unless he dies?

A funeral's for the dead.

What?

Which side are you on?

Bring a rope. A rope!

That'll do.

What for?

I'll die if you want me to!

What's that?

You're a fool! A real fool!

I'm a fool! Tora's my blood relative, so I must die!

I don't want to see you! Happier dead!

Say that again!

I'd rather die than see you!

I don't need a rope. I'll strangle you!

Brother!

Brother!

I'll leave. That suit you?

I'm in the way.

Don't stop me. I won't come again.

Only cold-hearted people live here.

Don't stop me.

Dammit! I'm dead serious. Don't stop me.

Don't stop me.

What're you looking at?

It's no show!

Brother.

Don't stop me.

Notsoloud.

We were wrong. I apologize.

Of course. I was fooled.

What is it?

It's true. I feel sorry for you.

You think so?

Yes, I do.

Come inside.

If you insist...

Shall I?

Please do.

I'm sorry for this.

Some trouble.

Nothing new here...

Factory no. 1. We print here.

It's hot. I'll put in an air conditioner...