After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.
Acting
Atsumi's 46th performance as Tora-san, perfected to heartbreak.
Direction
Yamada's patient observation of human foibles.
Cinematography
Island landscapes that mirror romantic isolation.
Director
Yoji Yamada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the penultimate Tora-san film directed by Yoji Yamada before Kiyoshi Atsumi's death in 1996 ended the 48-film series.
The series' longevity made Tora-san a national institution; Japanese audiences would visit his fictional hometown of Shibamata as pilgrimage.
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