Marriage Counselor Tora-san (男はつらいよ　夜霧にむせぶ寅次郎)

A Shochiku Production

He came home.

After years of wandering,

He returned to where he was born.

He expected a heartwarming welcome from his family.

But they had died.

Being deprived of their livelihood by wicked men.

They killed themselves.

He swore to avenge them.

Will you keep this for me?

I wish I could close this shop, Gen.

If the boss hears this, he'll kill you.

Bravo, Mary!

I'm tired. Give me some water.

She's a good singer. Why not do a TV show?

Shut up. Beat it!

Water please.

Tora, forgive me. I have a family to support.

Give me a drink.

You're alive? Weren't you killed in Los Angeles?

The hit man you sent was no good.

Strange!

Fool! You failed!

I'm sure I hit a square-faced guy.

Shut up!

Stop it!

Get him!

Watch out!

Mary...

Will you forgive me?

I'm glad.

Mary.

Come to think of it, I feel sorry for you.

What's left after achieving revenge?

Emptiness.

What does revenge mean to him?

Sadness enveloped his heart like a dense fog.

The fire's no good. It's smoky.

Smoke meat, not people.

It gagged me.

"Marriage Counselor Tora-san"

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

Rie Nakahara as Fuko

Masami Shimojo as Uncle

Chieko Misaki as Aunty

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai as President

Gajiro Sato as Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo

Chishu Ryu as the High Priest

Takeshi Kato as Kingo

B-Saku Sato as Eisaku

Jun Miho as Akemi

Tsunehiko Watase as Tony

Producers: Kiyoshi Shimazu Shigehiro Nakagawa

Planned by Shun'ichi Kobayashi

Written by Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama

Cinematography by Tesuo Takaba

Art Direction by Mitsuo Degawa

Music by Naozumi Yamamoto

Sound Recording: Isao Suzuki

Sound Mixing: Ryuji Matsumoto

Lighting: Yoshifumi Aoki

Editing: Iwao Ishii

Original story and Directed by Yoji Yamada

High Priest!

Sakura

Thank you for your gift money to Mitsuo.

Does he go to school everyday?

Yes, but he never studies. He joined the school band.

Children grow so fast.

Indeed. Excuse me.

That reminds me of one who never grows up.

You either. Think about yourself.

Hello.

Mitsuo's here.

Whose flute?

I bought it.

I didn't say you could.

It's secondhand.

Matsu's brother was using it. It's good.

How much?

Only 10,000 yen. It's a bargain.

In installments, too.

Mom, I'll pay for it myself, okay?

Is it all right, Matsu?

Let's go.

Bye, now

Leaving?

Thank you for the snack.

Come again.

Only 10,000 yet? Does he know his father's salary?

He's smart enough to know a bargain.

Children have money nowadays.

Don't do it here.

You're here, Sakura?

It's over?

What happened?

Akemi got engaged.

Really?

He came to tell you.

We exchanged betrothal gifts.

Congratulations!

How did Akemi look, happy?

She made me nervous.

Come and thank them.

Thanks for everything.

Never mind.

Congratulations!

Now, you feel relieved.

Hardly. Today, as I greeted him,

She laughed.

You looked funny.

Why?

He stuttered.

Looking like a boiled lobster.

You made me stutter. You are so uncouth.

What's "uncouth"?

He was being modest.

Meaning what?

Enough! Go home!

What did that mean?

She's finally getting married?

I'm amazed she got a man.

I don't know why he picked her.

What a father!

Most of the single ones around here are married now.

What's wrong?

We still have Tora.

You're right!

I forgot him.

From Tora!

Look. A package from Tora.

You startled us.

Rare. Open it.

Scissors.

Speak of the devil and...

What is it?

Look, it's for Mitsuo.

Tora remembered he started junior high.

He's an uncle after all.

It's a globe!

It's like a toy.

Probably he's saying for Mitsuo...

To be a man with worldly vision.

Worldly?

I see.

Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. He is in Morioka.

Where's Morioka?

This globe is too small to show it.

You dropped the world.

I'm desperate like....

Over-ripe eggplants. Hard to bite them.

Today's a festival.

I don't care about profit. 1,000 yen will do.

Thank you. Which one?

Don't drop it. Hi, pop. Which one?

No, thanks.

Come again, then.

You want a bigger one for your daughter?

Noboru! If it isn't Noboru!

Buddy!

That reminds me. You live near here?

I missed you.

Still in this racket?

Obviously.

Your daughter?

You got a decent job?

You've got to come to my place.

Okay. Wait there.

Come on, pop.

Buy one for your son.

Come on. It's a bargain.

That's where I live.

It's only a lousy dump, but please come in.

Come in.

Mama.

I told you about Tora. This is him.

You his wife?

Say hello to him.

I hear you were his boss.

Hardly. Sorry to drop in on you. He twisted my arm.

Come in. Please.

Buy some sake.

Food, too. Have the restaurant deliver something delicious.

Here's some money.

You needn't buy sake for me.

What are you saying? We'll drink to our fill.

We'll close.

Don't bother. I'm not here to drink.

Buddy, don't talk like that.

Come, Noboru.

What?

You and I aren't buddies anymore.

You run a decent shop now, and I'm still just a peddler.

Even if I come to see you, you should send me away.

Saying, "I live a decent life now."

If you said that,

I'd have to leave right away.