Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

Japan's most beloved loser.

196991 min7.9 / 10

A warm, comedic portrait of a lovable scoundrel reconnecting with family after two decades, built on affection and gentle chaos rather than plot.

Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting.

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