Tora-san's Promise (1981)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 28, 1981Release Date
Tora-san's Promise (1981)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 28, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.
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Cast & Crew.
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Torajiro Kuruma
Chieko Baisho
Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
Mikiko Otonashi
Mitsue
Masami Shimojō
Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle)
Chieko Misaki
Tsune (Torajiro's aunt)
Gin Maeda
Hiroshi (Sakura's husband)
Hisao Dazai
Umetaro (Hiroshi's boss)
Gajiro Satoh
Genko
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsuo (Sakura's son)
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Shigeru
Yoji Yamada
Director
Yoshitaka Asama
Writer
Naozumi Yamamoto
Composer
Tetsuo Takaha
Cinematographer
Chishū Ryū
Gozen-sama
Shoichi Ozawa
Tsunesaburo
Kayoko Kishimoto
Aiko
Yoshino Tani
(uncredited)
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer
Mitsuo Degawa
Art Direction
Isao Suzuki
Sound Recordist
Tetsuo Sao
Executive Producer
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer
Yoshifumi Aoki
Lighting Technician
Kenji Kimura
Kazuhiko Kasai
Takehiko Maeda
Akihiko Hanyû
Takeo Chii
Hachiro Azuma
Kyoko Kozakura
Keiroku Seki
Tokuko Sugiyama
Motoko Takahashi
Hakko Yamaoka
Hajime Tawara
Takuya Shiba
Hideaki Kaneoka
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Tora-san's Promise (男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kamifūsen), also called Torasan and a Paper Balloon in some regions, is a 1981 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Mikiko Otonashi as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Promise is the twenty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Tora-san Series.
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