It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san), and Orie Satō as his love interest or "Madonna".

[2] Tora-san's Cherished Mother is the second entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

Tora-san hears that his mother is still alive and returns to Tokyo to track her down.

While visiting the family, he falls in love with Natsuko, the daughter of an old teacher.

[citation needed] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Cherished Mother three and a half out of five stars.