Tora-san's Cherished Mother

This one attempts to tug at the heartstrings a bit more than usual. Tora-san believes he has found his long-lost mother working as a geisha in Kyoto and tries to reconnect. It's a very sweet film, if perhaps a little corny.

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Yoji Yamada directed Tora-san's Cherished Mother in 1969. See Yoji Yamada's full filmography, where to start with Yoji Yamada, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yoji Yamada.

Tora-san's Cherished Mother was released in 1969 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 93 minutes.