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

[2] Tora-san's Rise and Fall is the fifteenth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

After a misunderstanding occurs, the woman leaves, and the family is left regretting that they interfered.

Mainichi also awarded Kiminobu Satō for Best Art Direction on this film and on Harakara.

[6] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Rise and Fall three and a half out of five stars.