Tora-san: Hearts.And.Flowers.For.Tora-san

A Shochiku Film

Once upon a time… … …

There lived a poor farmer's family in Shinano…

They worked hard… From dawn till dusk…

Still, they were badly off…

But they never complained…

They toiled every day…

One day, a traveler dropped by…

Hello. Excuse me.

I'm on my way to the Zenkoji Temple.

I'm lost. I don't know what to do.

Can I stay here for the night?

Is it possible?

Of course. Come in.

You're so kind.

Thank you so much.

He was old and tired…

Their usual humble food wouldn 't do…

The kind woman cooked him the precious rice… … …

They saved for ritual use…

You're very kind. Thank you.

Looks good.

Boy, have you eaten yet?

Not yet.

This is bad.

I've been thoughtless.

I see.

You cooked valuable rice...

For a total stranger like me. I'm grateful.

How can I thank you?

Yes, that's it.

What are you doing?

Stop!

We just repaired those doors.

Don't doodle on them.

He ate their rice…

And then dirtied the doors…

The farm couple were shocked…

But the next morning… … …

I wondered what the noise was. It's the sparrows.

I'll open the door.

Oh, my!

Come and look!

The sparrows are gone.

What's all this?

I'm sorry we didn't know.

You must be a famous painter.

May we have your name?

My name isn't worth mentioning.

I'm just an itinerant hack.

Thank you for everything...

Hearing, many people came to see the picture…

The couple built a small inn…

They called it "Sparrow lnn… "

It made them rich all their lives…

What a happy ending!

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

I was born and raised in Shibamata, Katsushika…

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

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora

But people call me Tora, Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora the street peddler…

But people call me Tora, the street peddler…

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

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

Ayumi Ishida as Kagari

Masami Shimojo as Uncle

Chieko Misaki as Aunty

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai as President

Gajiro Sato as Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo

Akira Emoto as Kondo

Chishu Ryu as the High Priest

Mister.

Is it "Dear" or "Deer"?

Nizaemon Kataoka as Sakujiro Kano

A greeting.

Then it's "Dear."

Will you write it for me?

Sorry to bother you.

"Dear...

Producers: Kiyoshi Shimazu Tetsuo Sasho

Planned by Shun'ichi Kobayashi

"Dear Toraya People..."

In cursive style?

If you please.

Toraya's a cheap sweet shop my aunt and uncle run.

When they're busy, their niece helps out.

She's my sister. Name's Sakura.

I see. Where are you from?

Shibamata in Tokyo.

It's by the Edogawa River.

Written by Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama

Cinematography: Tetsuo Takaba

Art Direction: Mitsuo Degawa

Music: Naozumi Yamamoto

Original Story and Directed by Yoji Yamada

Hello, High Priest.

Picking herbs?

Yes. Nice day, isn't it?

I'm home.

I felt wonderful.

There were no herbs on this side of the river.

We had to cross over.

Oh? There used to be a lot around here.

Scatter purifying salt over me!

When back from a funeral, enter your own house first.

Sorry.

Funeral?

Who died?

My friend's father.

He was over 80. He died peacefully. But I was surprised.

Why?

Two of his concubine's kids came. His son didn't know.

The funeral turned into a row.

Well!

He was a good businessman.

A womanizer, too.

I feel sorry for his son.

Philandering is better than suicide...

Following bankruptcy, right?

Right!

Aunty, did you hear what he said?

Yes.

Speaking of philandering, how is Tora?

How dull! Why remember Tora at a time like this?

Philandering isn't the right word for Tora, is it?

Let's see... I think it's too strong.

What should we say?

Well... "Love."

Love? At his age?

Boss. Boss!

Yes, what?

The bank called you many times.

They did? Thank you.

Sorry. Anything else?

Make me some coffee.

He's always out on ceremonial occasions.

How about his shop?

Hiroshi works to make up for it.

It's the age of technical innovation.

He can't cope with it.

It's hard, isn't it?

I wonder what he's doing...

Who?

My brother. It's time he came back.

Mail.

Thank you.

I'm back.

Bring the mail.

A postcard. Who's it from?

"Torajiro in Shinshu." It's from Uncle Tora.

Why...

How rare of him!

I wonder who wrote it.

Not Tora.

Wrongly addressed?

It's addressed to us.

Then, someone used his name?

What good will it do?

He had someone write it for him.

Not a woman, I hope.

Let me see.

It's a man's hand.

That's a relief.

Don't shock me.

What does it say?

"Dear Toraya People..."

Great calligraphy!

"How are you?

"I live like a floating weed as usual.

"I'm off to Kyoto next.

"I'm well, so don't worry.

"From Torajiro in Shinshu."

To Kyoto? Then he won't be back for a while.

I guess not.

Some sweets, please.

Welcome!

From the Japan Alps to Kyoto?

I envy your brother.

I'm going.

Kyoto

Step right up!

This is perfect for oldsters.

An old man's broken bifocals.

An old woman's cracked teacup.

This can fix anything. The perfect cement.

Buy one.

Hey, buddy!

Will you have your man put these away?

Okay.

No sales today.

What's up, pop?

Broken thong?

Show me.

Why wear such old geta?

Your son's wife won't buy you any?

I'll fix it. Have a seat.

Well...

In a play, a beautiful girl would appear now.