Tora-san’s Lullaby
After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again. During his travels, Torajiro…
Tora-san’s Lovesick
After Torajiro’s latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako (last seen in Tora-san’s Dear Old Home), now a widow.
Tora-san’s Shattered Romance
Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura. Meanwhile, a new tenant…
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.
Tora-san’s Forget Me Not
On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.
Tora-san’s Dream-Come-True
When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.
Tora-san’s Dear Old Home
While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, Torajiro befriends three young women on vacation during his travels.
Tora-san’s Love Call
Taking a message from Hiroshi’s father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.
Tora-san’s Cherished Mother
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
Tora-san’s Grand Scheme
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he…
Tora-san’s Runaway
After an encounter with a dying yakuza’s son and at his sister Sakura’s urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.
Honokaa Boy
Leo, a young Japanese college student, travels to Hawaii and eventually falls in love with Maray, an older Japanese-Caucasion woman.
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
The environment and the movie stars at a Japanese film studio in the early ’30s are recreated in this drama that looks back on a distinctive period in cinematic history….
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series. The adult Mitsuo, Tora-san’s nephew, who runs into…
The Hidden Blade
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock…
The Yellow Handkerchief
Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.
Howl’s Moving Castle
When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young…
Our Marriage
When two sisters fall in love with the same man, one must decide to look elsewhere.
Samurai from Nowhere
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan’s chief counselor…
Gamblers’ Luck
A group of ne’er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of adventures: they get drunk and go whoring, revenge themselves on cruel…
The Village
This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and,…
Tokyo Newcomer
A young Chinese Go board game player arrives in Japan for training. He doesn’t speak Japanese and becomes embarrassed living there. By dropping his Go stones, he happens to meet…
A Distant Cry from Spring
The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in…