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Tora-san's Grand Scheme

1970 film. 4th entry in "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series.
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Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Summary

Tora-san's Grand Scheme is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme was directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi[4].
  • Yōji Yamada wrote the screenplay for Tora-san's Grand Scheme[5].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's composer is recorded as Naozumi Yamamoto[6].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme followed Tora-san, His Tender Love[8].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme was followed by Tora-san's Runaway[9].
  • A cast member of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Kiyoshi Atsumi[10].
  • A cast member of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Chieko Baishō[11].
  • A cast member of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Komaki Kurihara[12].
  • A cast member of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Gin Maeda[13].
  • A cast member of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Tadashi Yokouchi[14].
  • A cast member of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Ichirō Zaitsu[15].
  • A cast member of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Chishū Ryū[16].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[17].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's director of photography is recorded as Tetsuo Takaha[18].
  • The original language of Tora-san's Grand Scheme was Japanese[19].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's color is recorded as color[21].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's country of origin is recorded as Japan[22].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme was released on January 1, 1970[23].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's distributed by is recorded as Shochiku[24].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[25].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's narrative location is recorded as Nagoya[26].
  • Tora-san's Grand Scheme's official website is recorded as https://www.tora-san.jp/movie/4/[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Tora-san's Grand Scheme was directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi[4]. Yōji Yamada wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Kiyoshi Atsumi[10], Chieko Baishō[11], Komaki Kurihara[12], Gin Maeda[13], Tadashi Yokouchi[14], and Ichirō Zaitsu[15].

Publication

Tora-san's Grand Scheme was released on January 1, 1970[23]. The original language of it was Japanese[19]. Its genre is comedy film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[17]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Subject and Themes

Tora-san's Grand Scheme's part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tora-san's Grand Scheme followed Tora-san, His Tender Love[8]. It was followed by Tora-san's Runaway[9].

Why It Matters

Tora-san's Grand Scheme ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

film Japan Netflix

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Original language of film or tv show → Japanese
    Screenwriter → Yōji Yamada
    Director of photography → Tetsuo Takaha
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 35276, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258717007|新・男はつらいよ (#258717007)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'n'm"
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