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Torasans Promise

Movie
Audience Score
80
Torasans Promise
NR 1 hr 41 minComedyTora-san Series PosterPart of Tora-san Series
Torasan returns to his familys home to attend an elementary school class reunion After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his exclassmates he resumes his travels In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18yearold girl who becomes enamored of Torasan and follows him around One of Torasans old friends is terminally ill and makes Torasan promise him to marry his wife once he is gone
StarringKiyoshi AtsumiChieko BaishoMikiko Otonashi
DirectorYoji Yamada

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.

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Kiyoshi Shimazu, Tetsuo Sao
Production Companies:Shochiku