Miyabiyama Tetsushi "makuuchi" rank of "maegashira" 16. He won only three bouts in that tournament and was demoted to "jūryō" in March 2013, where he again only managed three wins and quickly announced his retirement on the last day of the tournament. Miyabiyama fought in the top division for 82 tournaments in total, which is second best among "makushita tsukedashi" entrants and the eleventh best overall in sumo history. The 68 tournaments he fought after dropping from the "ōzeki" rank is also a record. He was the last active wrestler who had begun his career at "makushita" 60 (the bottom of the
Tora-san's Love in Osaka writes that "Tora-san's Love in Osaka" is an "above-average entry in this consistently excellent series". He points out that some of the film's humor may be lost on western viewers since it stems from the contrast between Tokyo and Osaka culture. Director Yamada, according to Galbraith, "obviously favors rural, remote Japan to sprawling urban landscapes like Osaka," but nevertheless, "the film plays as a heartfelt valentine to the city and its people." The German-language site molodezhnaja gives "Tora-san's Love in Osaka" three and a half out of five stars. "Tora-san's Love in Osaka" was released theatrically on August 8, 1981.