Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.
Japanese study overview
Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tabi to Onna to Torajirou is a Japanese movie of 18,775 characters, with 1,822 unique words and 693 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,822 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.
- 俺I×63
- 言うto say×42
- 寅さんTora-san (leading character from Japanese movie series "Otoko wa Tsurai yo")×37
- 私I×31
- 人person×25
- 佐渡Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture)×23
- 満男Michio×22
- お兄ちゃん(one's) older brother×21
- 社長company president×21
- 京imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)×18
- 思うto think×17
- 運動会athletic meet (esp. at a school)×16
- 伯父さんuncle×14
- 寅the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)×11
- 柴又Shibamata×8
- 葛飾Katsushika×7
- 佐渡島Sado Island (Niigata)×7
- 叔父ちゃんmiddle-aged man×7
- 寅吉Torakichi×5
- 連絡船ferry×5