Tora-san Goes North ❲VERIFIED❳

The story follows the itinerant peddler Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), who travels to rural Hokkaido and strikes up an unlikely friendship with Junkichi "Jun" Ueno, a gruff, reclusive veterinarian played by legendary actor Toshiro Mifune.

Keiko Takeshita plays Rinko, marking one of her three appearances as the series' "Madonna" figure. Tora-san Goes North

Jun is estranged from his daughter, Rinko, who has returned home after a failed marriage. Tora-san inadvertently finds himself mediating their cold relationship. The story follows the itinerant peddler Torajirō Kuruma

The film reunited Toshiro Mifune and Keiko Awaji nearly 40 years after they appeared together in Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog . Mifune's performance earned him Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Ribbon Awards . Tora-san Goes North