AnimEigo is honored to be releasing a special 4-film box set of Tora-san ("Otoko wa Tsurai
yo") films this fall. Featuring ATSUMI Kiyoshi as the lovable loser KURUMA Torajiro, the 48-film Tora-san series is by far the longest-running film
series in Japanese history, and the second-longest overall.
In each film in the series, Tora-san, a suitcase carrying, leisure-suit wearing, traveling salesman visits a different part of Japan, where he meets a beautiful young woman, is smitten, and tells her if she ever needs help, she should come visit him in his small hometown of Shibamata (inside Tokyo). After returning home to his family, which disapproves of his wandering lifestyle, the damsel in distress shows up, and Tora-san falls in love. Alas, his attempts to help her, and win her heart, invariably cause her to fall for someone else!
Included in the set are the first four films of the series, "It's Tough being a Man", "Tora-san's Cherished Mother", "Tora-san, His Tender Love", and "Tora-san's Grand Scheme".
Source: Animeigo.com
In each film in the series, Tora-san, a suitcase carrying, leisure-suit wearing, traveling salesman visits a different part of Japan, where he meets a beautiful young woman, is smitten, and tells her if she ever needs help, she should come visit him in his small hometown of Shibamata (inside Tokyo). After returning home to his family, which disapproves of his wandering lifestyle, the damsel in distress shows up, and Tora-san falls in love. Alas, his attempts to help her, and win her heart, invariably cause her to fall for someone else!
Included in the set are the first four films of the series, "It's Tough being a Man", "Tora-san's Cherished Mother", "Tora-san, His Tender Love", and "Tora-san's Grand Scheme".
Source: Animeigo.com
