Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Torajiro learns that his mother is alive. He has not seen her since he was born. Hearing that she lives in Kyoto, he sets off. But the meeting is not what he hoped for and he comes back disappointed. In Tokyo he stays a while at the shop of his aunt and uncle. Then he finds his old teacher from grade school. The man had always been understanding with him. During that visit he falls in love with Natsuko, the teacher’s daughter. Natsuko plays the cello, and she is the one Torajiro sets his heart on this time. This ninety three minute film is the second in a series that ran for many years. Kiyoshi Atsumi takes the lead in Yoji Yamada’s Japanese film of 1969.