本剧改编自宫部美雪的小说,讲述了日本桥通町一膳饭店的看板娘阿初从小开朗活泼,但以某事件为契机觉醒了能看见听见一般人看不见听不见的东西的通灵力量,从此与草食系武士学徒古泽右京之介组成凹凸搭档,共同面对并挑战怪异奇谈事件。最先是死去的男人苏醒了,不久后又发生了被认为是死人附身所致的杀人事件。杀人事件和死人附身,忠臣藏和颤动岩,两个谜团剧烈地起伏着,展现出了意想不到的联系…。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.。