1944年,国共合作抗战期间,猎人出身的国民党上尉牧良逢授命率领特战队,摧毁日军研制氰酸手雷的秘密武器研究所。在中共地下党员张觉、刘晓贤的帮助下,历经重重艰险完成任务。但期间,身为坚定共产党人的父亲牧大明被杀害,妻子柳烟也遭受迫害而丧失记忆。深受刺激的牧良逢武断认为是共产党造成了这一切,开始仇视中共一方。在识破并阻止日军一次针对国军高级将领的刺杀后,牧良逢受命带领特战队阻击日军进攻,但约定好的后援却迟迟未到。陷入绝境的特战队被中共游击队不惜代价地解救出来,期间中共党员大无畏的牺牲精神改变了牧良逢对共产党的看法。在中共地下党的帮助下,牧良逢查出幕后真凶的身份,使他真正认清了国民党某些高级将领消极抗日的的本质;为了挽救即将崩溃的战局,牧良逢的特战队与中共游击队并肩一处,开始了一场惨烈悲壮的战斗。by:。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.。