Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura's chance to marry someone, as well as just being a real pain to those around him. There is a sentimental side to him also, and the best way to describe him is that he grows on you.
Acting
Kiyoshi Atsumi's floppy physicality is genuinely iconic.
Direction
Yoji Yamada builds a lived-in world in 91 minutes flat.
Writing
Makes you love a guy you'd absolutely hate in real life.
Director
Yoji Yamada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This launched the longest-running film series in history with the same lead actor—48 films until Atsumi's death in 1996.
Chishū Ryū, who plays the uncle, was Ozu's favorite actor in Tokyo Story—Yamada explicitly cast him for that paternal warmth.
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