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
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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

Mikiko Otonashi
Mitsue

Masami Shimojō

Chieko Misaki

Gin Maeda

Hisao Dazai

Gajiro Satoh

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsuo

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Takehiko Maeda

Yoshino Tani
(uncredited)

Chishū Ryū
Gozen-sama

Shoichi Ozawa
Tsunesaburo

Kayoko Kishimoto
Aiko

Yoji Yamada
Director / Original Story / Screenplay

Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography

Tetsuo Sao
Executive Producer

Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay

Yoshifumi Aoki
Lighting Technician

Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer

Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer

Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer

Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer

Isao Suzuki
Sound Recordist

Mitsuo Degawa
Art Direction

Iwao Ishii
Editor

Kenji Kimura

Kazuhiko Kasai

Seiji Shinohara

Hideaki Kaneoka

Takuya Shiba

Hajime Tawara

Hakko Yamaoka

Akihiko Hanyû

Takeo Chii

Hachiro Azuma

Kyoko Kozakura

Keiroku Seki

Motoko Takahashi
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 28, 1981
Original Name男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Genres
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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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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)
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Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
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Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
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Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
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Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
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Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
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Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
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Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
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Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
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Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
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Tora-san Goes North (1987)
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Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
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Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
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Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
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Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
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Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
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Tora-san Confesses (1991)
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Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
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Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
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Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)
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Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
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Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)
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