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Tora-san's Promise (1981)

1h 41m

Running Time

December 28, 1981
Release Date

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Tora-san's Promise (1981)

Name: Tora-san's Promise
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1981-12-28

1h 41m

Running Time

December 28, 1981
Release 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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Release Date
December 28, 1981

Original Name
男はつらいよ寅次郎紙風船

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 41m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-04-12

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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.

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Tora-san's Promise (1981)

December 28, 1981Release Date

Tora-san's Promise (1981)

December 28, 1981Release Date

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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

Tokuko Sugiyama

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Release DateDecember 28, 1981

Original Name男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船

StatusReleased

Running Time1h 41m

GenresComedy

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Tora-san Series.

It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)

December 28, 1981
Release Date

December 28, 1981
Release Date

Release Date
December 28, 1981

Original Name
男はつらいよ寅次郎紙風船

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 41m

Genres
Comedy