Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)

• Year: 1975
• Released: 31 Dec 1976
• Country: Japan
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073497/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tora_san_the_intellectual
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Japanese
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• Genre: Comedy
• Runtime: 100 min
• Writer: Yoshitaka Asama, Yôji Yamada
• Director: Yôji Yamada
• Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Masami Shimojô
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6.8/10

Tora-san, the Intellectual Storyline

Tora-san returns to his family’s shop in Shibamata, Tokyo to find himself accused of being the father of a 17-year-old girl. It turns out that Tora-san had only given help to the girl’s mother after her husband had left her. Tora-san becomes infatuated with the female archeology student who is staying with his family, and attempts to take up intellectual pursuits to get near her.—patriot

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A step above the average Tora-san film

Clocking in at a lean 99 minutes (an ideal length for a Tora San film imo), this one ended up being quite ambitious for the series. It balances a usual romance plot, a storyline where Tora wants to become a student, a romantic rival of sorts, and a subplot involving a girl who mistakenly believes Tora is her father. Oh, and it introduces a new townsperson character of the policeman (I don’t think he’s been in the series so far at least?)

This all means it jumps around a bit, but it comes together nicely by the end. I think it’s a plot that I’ll come to remember a little more vividly than the average Tora-san entry.

It’s also a bit less emotionally intense than some of the sadder entries in the series, which I appreciated. Typically gentle humour and nice music, too, which is all but expected from these films at this point.