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Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

1982 · 110 min

A gentle, meandering comedy that ambles through small encounters with warmth and quiet charm, easy to sink into without effort.

Overview
During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Written by
Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
Starring
Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Ayumi Ishida, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki, Gin Maeda, Hisao Dazai, Gajirō Satō
Music
Naozumi Yamamoto
Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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