Tora-san’s Lullaby (1974) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1974 · 104 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Yoji Yamada

Starring

Tsunehiko Kamijô, Chieko Baisho, Chishû Ryû, Masumi Harukawa, Gajirō Satō, Gin Maeda

After Hiroshi suffers a workplace accident, Torajiro hands the savings he has been keeping for Sakura to her and departs once more as a wandering salesman. While on the road he befriends a father who shares a drink, only to find the next morning that the man has vanished, leaving his baby and a note asking Torajiro to care for the child.