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1. Tora-San Makes Excuses (1992)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Jun Fubuki, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 75
2. Luminous Moss (1992)
118 min | Drama, Horror
A headmaster and a novelist, looking for inspiration, regard a strange natural phenomenon before sharing stories of their own.
Director: Kei Kumai | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Hisashi Igawa, Satoko Iwasaki, Taketoshi Naitô
Votes: 67
3. Until the End of the World (1991)
R | 158 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 1999, Claire Tourneur's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and travels the world with him. Writer Eugene Fitzpatrick follows and writes their story as a method of recording dreams is being developed.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Pietro Falcone, Enzo Turrin
Votes: 11,305 | Gross: $0.75M
4. Tora-san Confesses (1991)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
When Izumi can't stand seeing her mother flirt with other men, she leaves home. She sends a letter to Mitsuo and Mitsuo goes looking for her. But Izumi unexpectedly meets Tora-san.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Hideko Yoshida, Mari Natsuki
Votes: 77
5. Dreams (1990)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy
A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.
Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada
Votes: 29,127 | Gross: $1.96M
6. Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
106 min | Comedy
Mitsuo goes to Nagoya to visit Izumi, whose father left Izumi's sad, bar hostess mother for another woman, so together they decide to confront him in Oita. Meanwhile, Izumi's mother ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Mari Natsuki, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 85
7. Until the End of the World: Wim Wenders in Tokyo (1990 Video)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
This 1990 Japanese film follows director Wim Wenders and Sean Naughton, the high-definition-video designer on 'Until the End of the World', in Tokyo, and details the creation of the film's groundbreaking high-definition sequences.
Stars: Wim Wenders, Sean Naughton, Chishû Ryû, David Byrne
Votes: 8
8. Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (1989)
109 min | Comedy
Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents divorced and took her out of Tokyo.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Fumi Dan, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 82
9. Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji (1989)
110 min | Comedy
During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô, Chieko Misaki
Votes: 80
10. A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
127 min | Comedy, Crime
Ryoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. This time she takes on a fanatical but lucrative religious cult run by a vile lecher.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Rentarô Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 717 | Gross: $0.33M
11. Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
100 min | Comedy
In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Hiroko Mita, Toshinori Omi
Votes: 69
12. Daidokoro no seijo (1988 TV Movie)
Biography
A woman whose father is a public servant travelled and moved often as a child and hence was raised in Kagoshima, Okinawa and even Taiwan. Following her high school graduation she married a ... See full summary »
Director: Yukio Fukamachi | Stars: Noriko Akamatsu, Ryo Akashi, Mayumi Amano, Fumi Dan
13. Chishû Ryû, l'acteur fétiche (1988)
46 min | Documentary
Director: Kinichi Hanawa | Star: Chishû Ryû
14. Marusa no onnna 2 wo marusa suru (1988 Video)
110 min | Documentary
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Yasuo Daichi, Etsuko Egawa, Seigo Hosogoe, Jûzô Itami
15. Tora-san Goes North (1987)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
Tora-san, the näive and romantic peddler, returns once more to his home in Hokkaido where, as usual, he falls in love with a lovely young lady. The girl this time is Rinko Ueno, who has ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Takeshita, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 134
16. Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
101 min | Comedy
A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san's dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy's mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Midori Satsuki
Votes: 80
17. Carefree Goddesses (1987)
93 min
Director: Teruhiko Kuze | Stars: Keiko Matsuzaka, Kaori Momoi, Mitsuru Hirata, Haruko Katô
Votes: 8
18. Kesa no aki (1987 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Yukio Fukamachi | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Haruko Sugimura, Naoki Sugiura, Mitsuko Baishô
Votes: 6
19. Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori (1986)
103 min | Comedy
During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and his family help the friend's daughter, who... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Etsuko Shihomi, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 73
20. Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
This is Japanese melo-dramatist director Yoji Yamada's ode to 1930s film production during the transition from silent film to talkies. With many loose associations we can see the rise of a ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kiichi Nakai, Narimi Arimori, Chieko Baishô
Votes: 190
21. Kokushi muso (1986)
105 min | Comedy
Remake of classic samurai film of 1932.
Director: Nobuhiko Hosaka | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Mieko Harada, Furankî Sakai, Kyôko Enami
Votes: 12
22. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junya Fukuda
Votes: 13,720 | Gross: $0.44M
23. Tokyo-Ga (1985)
92 min | Documentary
Moved by the work of director Yasujirô Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozu's films.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Werner Herzog, Yûharu Atsuta, Chris Marker
Votes: 3,278
24. Sorekara (1985)
130 min | Drama
Daisuke (Yusaku Matsuda) is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and literature; his family ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Miwako Fujitani, Kaoru Kobayashi, Morio Kazama
Votes: 358
25. Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
105 min | Comedy
Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô, Chieko Misaki
Votes: 80
26. Tora-san, the Go-between (1985)
108 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Mitsuru Hirata, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 74
27. Fuyugamae (1985 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Director: Yukio Fukamachi | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kenichi Kaneda, Sadako Sawamura
28. The Funeral (1984)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, Hideji Ôtaki
Votes: 1,845
29. Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
102 min | Comedy
In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acquaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Rie Nakahara, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 73
30. Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salary man, who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô, Chieko Misaki
Votes: 81
31. Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna! (1984 TV Movie)
111 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Katsumi Ohyama | Stars: Yûko Kotegawa, Masato Furuoya, Miwako Fujitani, Kaoru Kobayashi
32. Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
101 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô, Chieko Misaki
Votes: 74
33. Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
105 min | Comedy
When his travels bring him to Western Japan, Tora-san decides to pay his respects to the late Hyoichiro Suwa, his sister's father-in-law. He gets drunk with the priest at the temple, ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Kiichi Nakai, Kaoru Sugita
Votes: 94
34. I Lived, But... (1983)
123 min | Documentary
A documentary about Ozu's life and career.
Director: Kazuo Inoue | Stars: Ineko Arima, Chikage Awashima, Shôhei Imamura, Shima Iwashita
Votes: 247
35. Kita no kuni kara '83 fuyu (1983 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
Director: Shigemichi Sugita | Stars: Kunie Tanaka, Keiko Takeshita, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Nakajima
Votes: 34
36. Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983 TV Movie)
112 min | Drama
An elderly Japanese American (Ryu Chishu) recalls his emigration to Hawaii and life during World War II.
Director: Akio Jissôji | Stars: Shirô Itô, Haruko Katô, Kiichi Nakai, Chishû Ryû
Votes: 9
37. Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Yûko Tanaka, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 95
38. Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
110 min | Comedy
During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Ayumi Ishida, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 82
39. Kaikyô (1982)
142 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1954, Go Akuzu (Ken Takakura) travels to the Tsuruga Straits that separate Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido from the island of Honshu, to investigate the tragic loss of a passenger ship in the treacherous waters of the straits.
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tomokazu Miura, Naoko Ôtani
Votes: 54
40. Nagaraeba (1982 TV Movie)
65 min | Drama
An old man has to move to his son's new house. His wife is hospitalized and cannot move together. A few days after moving, he decides to go back to see his wife, though being opposed by his son.
Director: Seikou Iyoda | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Jûkichi Uno, Setsuko Horikoshi, Aiko Nagayama
41. Tora-san's Promise (1981)
101 min | Comedy
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Mikiko Otonashi, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 82
42. Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
After the usual family fight, Tora leaves Shibamata and falls in love with a geisha from Osaka, who is struggling with her own problems. Tora tries to help her.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Matsuzaka, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 97
43. Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tora receives a letter from Lily, telling him that she is terminally ill. He flies to see her in a Okinawa hospital, and the two get a chance to rekindle their old fling.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô, Chieko Misaki
Votes: 105
44. Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta (1980)
97 min | Comedy
After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Ran Itô, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 86
45. Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
Tora-san's opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Herb Edelman, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 99
46. Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
Lovable Tora-san returns in episode 24 with his adorable family and friends for a whole new adventure with a new gentle lady friend and whole new exciting mishaps.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Kaori Momoi, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 93
47. Zoku jiken (1979)
45 min | Crime, Drama
Fumiko is accused of murdering a man named Doi. Fumiko's husband has a lover, and Doi was her pimp. In court, Fumiko claims that she deserted Doi's body by herself. But a witness tells a different story.
Stars: Megumi Igarashi, Ittoku Kishibe, Nobuo Nakamura, Tamao Nakamura
48. Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
104 min | Comedy
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô, Chieko Misaki
Votes: 89
49. Stage-struck Tora-san (1978)
107 min | Comedy
Tora-san returns from his travels throughout Japan to his family in Tokyo to find his uncle recovering from an illness. After a family fight erupts, he returns to the road swearing he'll ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Nana Kinomi, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 84
50. Seishoku no ishibumi (1978)
153 min | Drama
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Kôji Tsuruta, Shima Iwashita, Tomokazu Miura, Kin'ya Kitaôji
Votes: 11