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Tora-san's Island Encounter

Movie
Audience Score
80
Tora-san's Island Encounter
NR 1 hr 45 minComedyTora-san Series PosterPart of Tora-san Series
Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.
StarringKiyoshi AtsumiChieko BaishoMasami Shimojō
DirectorYoji Yamada

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Shigehiro Nakagawa, Kiyoshi Shimazu
Tora-san's Island Encounter on the Web:Official Website

Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.