故事发生在日本的战国时期,武士井尻又兵卫(草剪刚 饰)和春日国公主廉姬(新桓结衣 饰)深深相爱,但无奈两人所处阶级相去甚远,他们只得将爱意深深的藏在心底。一次偶然中,又兵卫结识了名叫真一(武井证 饰)的少年,让又兵卫感到吃惊的是,真一告诉他自己来自未来。受廉姬所托,又兵卫成为了真一的监护人,而春姬即将与大国大名大仓井高虎(大泽隆夫 饰)政治联姻。
镜头转回现代,真一的失踪让身为父母的晓(简井道隆 饰)和美佐子(夏川结衣 饰)十分焦急,追寻着真一留下的线索,晓和美佐子也穿越回了古代,在那里,他们找到了真一,一家三口成为了春日城的座上客。。陆晨身为玉川国际董事长,富可敌国,却隐瞒身份在农村和妻子萧婉玉过普通人的日子。恰逢小姨子萧婉婷和她的同学来家里过暑假,意外察觉陆晨的富豪身份,几人和陆晨开始斗智斗勇,誓要揭穿陆晨的真实身份。山田日後承認在開拍此片之前,已心諳渥美清的肺病步入末期,決定此章為最後一章,並安排由淺丘瑠璃子演的莉莉送寅次郎踏上人生的最後一程。分別15年後,兩人於如詩如畫的奄美大島重逢,感情依舊,鬥氣繼續,沒完沒了似的。正如山田所想,雖然系列必須完結,但始終不想為寅次郎的故事/人生劃上句號。結局如常開放,代表寅一直繼續他的旅程,日本人依然有夢。
公映後翌年,渥美清病逝,享年68歲,本片亦成為他的遺作。
Yamada knew before production began that Atsumi's health has deteriorated to such an extent that Tora-san to the Rescue would be the last film in the series. He decided to let Lily accompany Tora on his last trip. The lovers reunite after fifteen years in the picturesque Amami O Shima, and the affections as well as the bickering remain. Although the series must come to its conclusion, Yamada has deliberately left the film's ending open, so as not to let the curtain fall on "Tora-san". Atsumi Kiyosh passed away at the age of 68 in the year following the film's release, making this film his last.。