Akihiko Hanyû Movie Trailers

Visitor After Dark Trailer (1975)

10 October 1975

Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.

Human Target Trailer (1971)

15 September 1971

At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker.

The Wicked Trailer (1980)

28 June 1980

A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he loves throws him into a spiral of destruction.

The Faceless Man Trailer (1977)

20 August 1977

Okada, who had escaped death in the duel, suffered the greatest humiliation in the presence of his beloved Fumiko, and disappeared.

Stray Dog Trailer (1973)

29 September 1973

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime.

Tora-san's Grand Scheme Trailer (1970)

26 February 1970

After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag.

Tora-san, the Matchmaker Trailer (1979)

04 August 1979

Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.

Talk of the Town Tora-san Trailer (1978)

27 December 1978

After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man.

Tora-san's Love Call Trailer (1971)

29 December 1971

Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.

Tora-san's Love in Osaka Trailer (1981)

08 August 1981

When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her.

Tora-san Plays Cupid Trailer (1977)

24 December 1977

Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt.

Tora-san's Lullaby Trailer (1974)

28 December 1974

After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again.

Tora-san's Lovesick Trailer (1974)

10 August 1974

After Torajiro's latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako (last seen in Tora-san's Dear Old Home), now a widow.

Tora-san's Dream of Spring Trailer (1979)

28 December 1979

Tora-san's opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata.

Tora-san, the Intellectual Trailer (1975)

27 December 1975

Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago. When he returns to Shibamata with the intent to study, he falls for Toraya's new tenant instead.

Tora-san's Promise Trailer (1981)

28 December 1981

Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels.

The Village Trailer (1975)

25 October 1975

This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical.

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset Trailer (1976)

23 July 1976

Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed.

Oh, My Son! Trailer (1979)

15 September 1979

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san Trailer (1982)

07 August 1982

During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist.

August Without Emperor Trailer (1978)

23 September 1978

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day.

Stage-Struck Tora-san Trailer (1978)

05 August 1978

Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn where he meets Tomekichi, a young man who looks up to Tora-san.

Tora-san's Pure Love Trailer (1976)

25 December 1976

When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again.

White Mermaid Beauty Trailer (1978)

08 July 1978

Tora-san Meets His Lordship Trailer (1977)

06 August 1977

Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.

Foster Daddy, Tora! Trailer (1980)

27 December 1980

After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam.

Tora-san Loves an Artist Trailer (1973)

25 December 1973

Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.

Suspicion Trailer (1982)

11 September 1982

A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes.

Tora-san, the Expert Trailer (1982)

28 December 1982

Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.

Beauty of the Forbidden Fruit Trailer (1984)

07 January 1984

The Last Samurai Trailer (1974)

20 September 1974

The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child.

Tora-san's Forget Me Not Trailer (1973)

04 January 1973

On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.

The Yellow Handkerchief Trailer (1977)

30 September 1977

A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

The Three Undelivered Letters Trailer (1979)

06 October 1979

A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay at her family's elite but dysfunctional household, and gets entangled in a sinister plot of murder.

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again Trailer (1975)

19 August 1975

Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora-san.