Tora-san Makes Excuses
6.5
Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.
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Part of Tora-san Series
50 films
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Tora-san's Cherished Mother
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Tora-san, His Tender Love
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Tora-san's Grand Scheme
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Tora-san's Runaway
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Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Movie · 1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Movie · 1971
Tora-san's Love Call
Movie · 1971
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Movie · 1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Movie · 1972
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Movie · 1973
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Movie · 1973
Tora-san's Lovesick
Movie · 1974
Tora-san's Lullaby
Movie · 1974
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Movie · 1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual
Movie · 1975
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Movie · 1976
Tora-san's Pure Love
Movie · 1976
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Movie · 1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
Movie · 1977
Stage-Struck Tora-san
Movie · 1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Movie · 1978
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Movie · 1979
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Movie · 1979
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Movie · 1980
Foster Daddy, Tora!
Movie · 1980
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Movie · 1981
Tora-san's Promise
Movie · 1981
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Movie · 1982
Tora-san, the Expert
Movie · 1982
Tora-san's Song of Love
Movie · 1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?
Movie · 1983
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
Movie · 1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Movie · 1984
Tora-san, the Go-Between
Movie · 1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter
Movie · 1985
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
Movie · 1986
Tora-san Goes North
Movie · 1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
Movie · 1987
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Movie · 1988
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Movie · 1989
Tora-san, My Uncle
Movie · 1989
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Movie · 1990
Tora-san Confesses
Movie · 1991
Tora-san Makes Excuses
Movie · 1992
Tora-san's Matchmaker
Movie · 1993
Tora-san's Easy Advice
Movie · 1994
Tora-san to the Rescue
Movie · 1995
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
Movie · 1997
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
Movie · 2019
Cast
22 people
Kiyoshi Atsumi
寅次郎
Also in
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Man Without a Map
Chieko Baisho
樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Weathering with You
Yôji Yamada
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Yoshitaka Asama
Jun Fubuki
蝶子
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
The Boy and the Heron
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Masatoshi Nagase
龙介
Known for
Suicide Club
Sweet Bean
Kumiko Goto
礼子
Known for
City Hunter
Mari Natsuki
礼子（及川泉的母亲）
Known for
Spirited Away
The Hunted
Gin Maeda
阿博
Known for
R100
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Masami Shimojō
车龙造（阿寅的叔叔）
Known for
Kids Return
Yoji Yamada Director · Yoshitaka Asama Screenplay Naozumi Yamamoto Composer
Worldwide gross $26M · First release December 26, 1992 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$26,000,000
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 26, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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