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Released , 'Tora-san's Grand Scheme' stars Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Komaki Kurihara, Chieko Misaki The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a user score of 74 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 5 experienced users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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 owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya." .
Tora-san Series
Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.