Tora-san's Runaway
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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Aiko Nagayama |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Runaway (男はつらいよ 望郷篇, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Bōkyō hen) aka Tora-san Homebound is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Aiko Nagayama as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Runaway is the fifth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. This movie was originally intended to be the last of the series, but due to the popularity of this film, the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series continued on.