Tora-san's Promise (1981)
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.
Director:
Yoji Yamada
Writers:
Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada.
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro Kuruma |
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Chieko Baisho as Sakura |
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Mikiko Otonashi as Mitsue |
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Masami Shimojō as |
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Chieko Misaki as |
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Gin Maeda as |
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Hisao Dazai as |
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Gajirō Satō as |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo |
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Hiroshi Inuzuka as |
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Takehiko Maeda as |
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Hachiro Azuma as |
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Takeo Chii as |
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Keiroku Seki as |
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Kyoko Kozakura as |
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Motoko Takahashi as |
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Tokuko Sugiyama as |
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Kazuhiko Kasai as |
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Akihiko Hanyû as |
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Kenji Kimura as |
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Seiji Shinohara as |
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Hideaki Kaneoka as |
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Yoshino Tani as (uncredited) |
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Takuya Shiba as |
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Hajime Tawara as |
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Hakko Yamaoka as |
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Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama |
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Shoichi Ozawa as Tsunesaburo |
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Kayoko Kishimoto as Aiko |
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Camera | Tetsuo Takaha | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tetsuo Sao | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Yoshitaka Asama | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Original Story |
| Lighting | Yoshifumi Aoki | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Sôhei Hasegawa | Still Photographer |
| Production | Kiyoshi Shimazu | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ryuji Matsumoto | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Isao Suzuki | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Mitsuo Degawa | Art Direction |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii | Editor |
