A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an Echigo lion mask, a memento of Chomatsu's deceased father. After several incidents of Echigo lion masks being destroyed in the area, a local kingpin Saheiji shows up at Denbei's demanded he hand over the mask, a request Denbei rejects out of pity for Chomatsu. However, after it is accidentally revealed that the mask contains an important map, Saheiji plots to steal the mask. Chomatsu gets involved after his mother makes a sudden reappearance that sends the boy on a roundabout journey that will reveal the truth about his family.
Japanese study overview
Tonbo Kaeri Dochu is a Japanese movie of 12,317 characters, with 1,336 unique words and 542 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,336 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 松pine tree (Pinus spp.)×71
- 蝶butterfly×70
- お前you×40
- 俺I×38
- 言うto say×36
- 帰るto return×25
- 親分boss×24
- 伝兵衛Denbei×23
- おっ母mother×20
- 野郎guy×19
- 獅子lion×18
- 聞くto hear×18
- 越後Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)×18
- 佐七Sashichi×16
- 梅吉Umekichi×14
- 佐平次Saheiji×13
- 一座the whole company×10
- 源六Genroku×8
- 佐渡Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture)×6
- 鯛焼きfish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam×5