---
title: 'Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yōji Yamada'
released: '1978-12-27'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/talk-of-the-town-tora-san-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078046/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

1978 · 104 min · Comedy · Japan

Original title: 男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎
Part of: Otoko wa Tsurai yo

## Synopsis

Talk of the Town Tora-san  aka Torasan and a Lovely Maid is a 1978 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Reiko Ōhara as his love interest or "Madonna". Talk of the Town Tora-san is the twenty-second entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada)
- **Screenplay:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Naozumi Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/naozumi-yamamoto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tetsuo Takaha](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuo-takaha)
- **Editor:** [Iwao Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/iwao-ishii)

## Cast

- [Gin Maeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/gin-maeda)
- [Chieko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/chieko-baisho) as Sakura
- [Hideji Ōtaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideji-otaki)
- [Takashi Shimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-shimura)
- [Reiko Ohara](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiko-ohara)
- [Chishū Ryū](https://cinepixo.com/people/chishu-ryu)
- [Masami Shimojō](https://cinepixo.com/people/masami-shimojo)
- [Pinko Izumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pinko-izumi)
- [Hideo Murota](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-murota)
- [Kiyoshi Atsumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyoshi-atsumi) as Torajirō Kuruma

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Official site: https://www.tora-san.jp/movie/22/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/talk-of-the-town-tora-san-1978
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