Tora-san Goes to Vienna

19891h 50min

During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.

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Tora-san Series(50)

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.

It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

8.1

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.

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)

6.8

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)

7.0

Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.

Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)

7.4

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's Runaway (1970)

7.8

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.

Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)

7.2

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 moves into Toraya restaurant.

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)

7.8

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.

Tora-san's Love Call (1971)

8.0

Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.

Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)

7.5

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 Dream-Come-True (1972)

7.6

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 Forget Me Not (1973)

8.0

On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.

Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)

8.0

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 Lovesick (1974)

7.3

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 Lullaby (1974)

7.5

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 meets a father who shares a drink with him. In the morning, Torajiro is shocked to learn that the man has left his baby behind and a note asking Tora to take care of the child.

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)

8.0

Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora-san.

Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)

7.7

Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago. When he returns to Shibamata with the intent to study, he falls for Toraya's new tenant instead.

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)

9.0

Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.

Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)

8.5

When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.

Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)

8.5

Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.

Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)

7.7

Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.

Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)

8.0

Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn where he meets Tomekichi, a young man who looks up to Tora-san.

Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

9.0

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.

Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)

8.5

Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.

Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

8.0

Tora-san's opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata.

Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

8.0

When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.

Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)

7.5

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.

Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)

8.5

When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.

Tora-san's Promise (1981)

8.0

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. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)

8.0

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, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.

Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

8.5

Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.

Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)

8.0

Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.

Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

8.0

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)

8.0

In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to Tora-san's wandering existence. Tora-san becomes attracted to a female barber, but must break off their relationship so that she too can live a secure life. She instead gets into an abusive relationship with a motorcyclist.

Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)

8.0

Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), 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.

Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)

6.5

In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself. She invites them to her home where the three share a night of eating and drinking. The old woman's health deteriorates and she dies. At her funeral, Tora-san falls in love with the old woman's daughter, but winds up acting as a go-between for her and a young law student.

Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

8.0

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 Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)

7.5

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 becomes romantically involved with an aspiring artist.

Tora-san Goes North (1987)

8.7

When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.

Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)

9.0

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 and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)

8.5

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.

Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)

8.0

During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.

Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)

8.7

Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents divorced and took her out of Tokyo.

Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)

8.0

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 befriends Tora-san and together they travel to Oita to meet them, with Tora-san quickly falling for her en route.

Tora-san Confesses (1991)

8.0

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.

Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

8.0

Tora-san Makes Excuses is a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his love interest or "Madonna".

Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)

8.5

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.

Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)

8.0

Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival and is introduced to a friend’s sister. Tora-san meanwhile helps an injured housewife on her yearly vacation.

Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

7.0

Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo’s girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)

8.0

Carrying a bag full of samples, Mitsuo makes rounds to shoe stores in remote cities. While staying at budget hotels, his thoughts turn to Tora-san.

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)

8.0

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 Izumi, his first love, whom he had once promised to marry. The familiar faces of Kurumaya Cafe, which Tora-san’s family ran in Shibamata, also return. Catching up with old friends, it is always their dearest memories of Tora-san which everyone shares on such occasions…

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

Tora-san Series(50)

It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)

Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)

Tora-san's Runaway (1970)

Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)

Tora-san's Love Call (1971)

Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)

Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)

Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)

Tora-san's Lovesick (1974)

Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)

Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)

Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)

Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)

Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)

Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)

Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)

Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)

Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)

Tora-san's Promise (1981)

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)

Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)

Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)

Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)

Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)

Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)

Tora-san Goes North (1987)

Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)

Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)

Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)

Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)

Tora-san Confesses (1991)

Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)

Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)

Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)

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Tora-san Series(50)

It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)

Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)

Tora-san's Runaway (1970)

Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)