Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Production | Kiyoshi Shimazu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tetsuo Sao | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshitaka Asama | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Original Story |
| Camera | Tetsuo Takaha | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mitsuo Degawa | Art Direction |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Isao Suzuki | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ryuji Matsumoto | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii | Editor |
| Camera | Sôhei Hasegawa | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Yoshifumi Aoki | Lighting Technician |
