Talk of the Town Tora-san (男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎)

A Shochiku Film

Holy Tora Buddha, please cure my father's eyes.

And please give happiness to my family and the villagers.

You look cold.

You have no other clothes?

That reminds me.

Wear this.

I'll give you rice cake. Fruit, too.

It'll snow heavily this evening.

Please!

Please wait! Just one more day!

Quit joking! This is no charity.

The principal: 10 gold coins. Interest: 90 coins. Pay now!

Interest, 90 coins?

Exactly. It's in the contract.

We can't pay!

Destroy the house! Teach them a lesson!

Wait!

I'll become the magistrate's concubine.

Our debt will be liquidated, then?

You mustn't!

You're understanding.

You're lucky to have a daughter like her.

What a thing to do!

Here, your favorite sake and rice cake.

Medicine for your eyes, too.

Osaku...

Don't go, Osaku!

My body may be with someone else, but my heart...

No time to be dramatic.

Don't be rough.

Osaku!

Who are you?

Damn monk!

Step aside!

Osaku...

Buddha is impressed by your sincerity and kindness.

Your wish will be granted.

I can see!

Great Buddha!

With appreciation for his mercy,

the happiness in the village...

Will last eternally, generation to generation.

Praise to Buddha!

Holy Tora Buddha!

Ten thousand thanks!

A million thanks.

Mr. Traveler...

Yes?

You'll catch cold.

I was asleep. Sorry.

Well, then...

Oh, no! I donated 100 yen!

Priest, can I get some change?

What'll I do?

Talk-of-the-Town Tora-san

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, Masami Shimojo as Uncle the street peddler…

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 Osaku's father

Pinko Izumi as Hitomi

Hideo Murota as Hajime

Hideji Otaki as the monk

Chishu Ryu as the High Priest

Takashi Shimura as Hiroshi's father

Reiko Ohara as Sanae

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

High Priest!

Visiting your family grave?

We should come more often, but we've been busy.

Nice day, isn't it?

Yes. It's autumn.

Migrant birds.

Are they coming or going?

Where's our migrant?

They remind us of that loafer.

Goodbye.

I'll go with you.

Thank you.

My! It's Tora!

He always surprises us.

Tora!

Hi, Uncle. Everybody's here?

I'm sort of embarrassed.

It's been a long time, High Priest.

You've been back?

Nope. Just passing through. I happened to come to Ueno.

I learned today's a festival.

I felt like visiting my folks' grave. So I dropped in.

I plan to continue on for another trip.

I feel ashamed.

Why be ashamed?

Your father would be glad.

Stop blubbering.

Offer incense, both of you.

Your son came all the way back to visit you.

Today's a good day.

Merciful Buddha...

No! Our grave is the next one.

You got the wrong grave.

I thought it was too nice for ours.

Let's move.

Bring those cakes here.

Your son came all the way to visit you.

Today's a good day...

Thank you.

Hi, Hiroshi!

Brother! Welcome home!

Tending the shop?

What happened?

He was at the cemetery.

We were so impressed.

But he was praying at the wrong grave.

Wrong one?

Let's have some tea.

Is the President well?

How could he be? Business is slow.

I see.

Is he in?

He's at the bank.

Tell him to come this evening.

Hey, you guys...

Are you as poor as ever?

I'll deliver these sweets.

Thanks. Buy some gammodoki for Tora.

Now go away. Go away.

Welcome home, Mitsuo. Uncle's back.

Your back hurts?

Yeah. Carrying heavy things is hard on me.

Particularly delivering sweets.

I wish I could help him more.

But I'm busy with the PTA.

Why don't you stop the delivery service?

Our sales would drop.

His back may improve.

That hurts!

Thanks.

Why don't you hire a helper?

What? We couldn't afford that.

If you hire someone, your sales will increase 30 percent.

We'd still have to pay him. No difference.

But your work load would be less.

The main thing is how to maintain this shop.

Would anybody work at a place like this?

That's the problem.

I'm sorry. If I were a steady guy...

You wouldn't have to worry like that.

That thought alone is enough.

You have your own way to live.

Right. Tora can't tend the shop.

How's your shop?

Not many orders these days.

The President tries to get orders.

It makes our prices go down.

Sometimes it leaves us in the red.

I see. Managing a printing shop isn't easy, either.

That reminds me. Where's the President?

He doesn't show up.

Where is he?

Doesn't he know Tora's here?

No. He went out at noon and hasn't come back.

I wonder where he is.

Good evening.

Excuse me. Hiroshi...

One of our customers wants the boss. Where is he?

He's still out?

His wife is hysterical.

Will he be all right?

The bank phoned and he got upset and rushed out.

It happens so often.

Why didn't you tell us about it sooner?

This is serious.

I think he's drinking somewhere.

How do you know?

Ever read papers?

"Manager, worried about business, kills himself."

Just in case, phone anybody who might know.

Young man!

Listen up!

Divide your coworkers into two groups.

Search around the railroad and the river.

Go on! Hurry!