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Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

1971 · 92 min

A gentle, meandering stroll with a lovable misfit, mixing quiet comedy and tenderness with a soft ache of loneliness.

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

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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