Tora-san Plays Cupid (男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ！)

A Shochiku Film

Good morning, sir.

Are you awake?

Your family's been waiting for you to wake up.

I'll tell them to come.

Young lady.

Yes?

Your brother is awake now.

Good morning, Brother. Sleep well?

Sakura!

This room...?

Your room.

Hi, Brother. How are you?

Tora came home?

Yes.

Tora, welcome home.

Why, Tora. Welcome home.

We've been talking about you.

Welcome home, Uncle.

You like the room?

What's going on here?

After years of hardship, we finally became very rich.

The factory president, too.

Hiroshi is vice president.

And we built a new factory.

Take a look!

It was rough... not easy.

What happened to the sweets shop?

We tore it down long ago.

I loved that place.

Don't talk silly.

Everyone, breakfast is ready.

Have you prepared Tora's favorite boiled potatoes?

Yes. And gammodoki also.

Shall we go and eat?

Brother, change clothes.

Must I?

Throw those silly clothes away.

Get rid of that dirty suitcase and hat.

Right away, sir.

Where're you taking them?

Don't take it away! It's important!

Let go!

Wait a minute!

Wait!

Hey, wait!

A dream?

My hat!

My suitcase!

Hey!

Stop! Suitcase thief!

Someone grab him! He's a thief!

You stole my hat and suitcase!

I had them next to me, you thief!

What?

Hey! Stop him! He's escaping!

Tora-san Plays Cupid

I was born and raised in Shibamata, Katsushika…

I was born and raised in Shibamata, Katsushika… Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora

Kuruma is my family name… Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora And my given name is Torajiro…

Kuruma is my family name… And my given name is Torajiro…

Kuruma is my family name… Chieko Baisho as Sakura And my given name is Torajiro…

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

But people call me Tora, Chieko Baisho as Sakura the street peddler…

But people call me Tora, the street peddler…

But people call me Tora, the street peddler… Shiho Fujimura as Fujiko

Shiho Fujimura as Fujiko

Shinobu Otake as Sachiko

Masami Shimojo as Uncle Chieko Misaki as Aunty

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai as President Gajiro Sato as Genko

Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Yoshio Yoshida as the troupe leader

Masakane Yonekura as the policeman

Chishu Ryu as the High Priest

Masatoshi Nakamura as Ryosuke

Producer: Kiyoshi Shimazu

Planned by Yukio Takashima Shun'ichi Kobayashi

Written by Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama

Cinematography: Tetsuo Takaba

Art Direction: Mitsuo Degawa

Music: Naozumi Yamamoto

Sound Recording: Hiroshi Nakamura Sound Mixing: Ryuji Matsumoto

Lighting: Yoshifumi Aoki Editing: Iwao Ishii

Original Story and Directed by Yoji Yamada

Hello!

Finished work already?

I came back to change my shirt.

Noodles?

Got a shirt...?

I won it at pachinko.

For how many?

About 380, I guess.

Very good. Take off your shirt.

I'll wash it.

You will? Thanks.

Working around here?

Rewiring the supermarket by the station.

It's smelly.

At first, I thought he was a rude boy.

But he's real nice.

Even Sakura likes him.

Disgusting!

Your sighing won't help anything.

That only makes us gloomy.

Can't you come here with a smile once in a while?

A smile? This business depression is killing me.

Toraya.

Yes?

Here's the sign saying: "No door-to-door peddlers".

Put it down over there.

I'll put it here.

Thank you.

Lots of door-to-door salesman now.

Wonder what Tora's doing?

Why is his name coming up now?

That's right.

Really!

Tora might be doing door-to-door sales now.

Don't say that.

What's up?

Nothing.

Well, I'm off to the tax office.

Good luck!

This is thepachinko shirt.

You won that?

I'll clean your room.

Thank you.

See you later.

"No door-to-door peddlers"?

Shall I put up this sign?

Yes. Any place out front.

"No peddlers...?"

What do you want?

What?

We have everything. Now, go away.

Who are you?

I live here.

Stop joking. You don't live here. I've never seen you.

I've never seen you, either.

Why you! Isn't anyone home who belongs here?

Why!

Who's he?

What's wrong?

Welcome back.

A peddler is here.

Why, you!

This guy's a peddler.

You're wrong! He's my brother.

Our nephew.

What a joke!

Don't get angry.

This idiot...?

I'm trying to explain.

Well, you see... because...

They're coming.

Hurry! This way!

Been a robbery or something?

That's not it.

You called the police!

Stop it!

It's all right. Everything's fine.

Which is it?

Does that bum go, or do I go?

Decide!

Try to understand.

I won't.

Sakura explained.

She didn't.

I told you.

You didn't!

Ryosuke is a real nice boy.

He lived near our place. And took care of Mitsuo for us.

Mitsuo likes him, too.

He used to visit us because his room was really terrible.

Very dark and damp.

Until he could find a nicer room, Uncle told him to stay here.

He's a good-natured, fine young man.

Okay! I'll move out.

Not again.

Since you all like that snotty kid so much...

Adopt him as a son.

But I'm leaving.

Why be so difficult? It's not like you.

Sakura.

Don't you understand how I feel about this?

For instance... I'm on a trip.

The autumn sun is setting.

From a distant temple... gong! The sound of the evening bell.

At that moment...

I wonder what everyone at home is doing.

Are Sakura and Hiroshi fine?

Maybe Uncle's asthma is bad.

Or is Aunty's back bothering her?

When I think like that... I get this big urge to come back...

I run as fast as I can.

I see Taishaku Temple.

The old gate... the souvenir shops.

Just as I remembered it.

The sweets shop! This is my home!