Tora-san Goes North <EXCLUSIVE ✯>

The film reunited Toshiro Mifune and Keiko Awaji nearly 40 years after they appeared together in Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog . Mifune's performance earned him Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Ribbon Awards .

Jun is estranged from his daughter, Rinko, who has returned home after a failed marriage. Tora-san inadvertently finds himself mediating their cold relationship. Tora-san Goes North

The story follows the itinerant peddler Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), who travels to rural Hokkaido and strikes up an unlikely friendship with Junkichi "Jun" Ueno, a gruff, reclusive veterinarian played by legendary actor Toshiro Mifune. The film reunited Toshiro Mifune and Keiko Awaji

Keiko Takeshita plays Rinko, marking one of her three appearances as the series' "Madonna" figure. Reviewers from The Los Angeles Times and other

Reviewers from The Los Angeles Times and other outlets praised the film for its "tougher-minded" approach and the unique pairing of Atsumi's comic energy with Mifune's commanding presence. Film review: Tora-san Goes North - Deseret News