Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to Tora-san's wandering existence. Tora-san becomes attracted to a female barber, but must break off their relationship so that she too can live a secure life. She instead gets into an abusive relationship with a motorcyclist.
Director:
Yoji Yamada
Writers:
Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama.
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro Kuruma |
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Chieko Baisho as Sakura |
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Rie Nakahara as Fuko |
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Masami Shimojō as Uncle |
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Chieko Misaki as Aunty |
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Gin Maeda as Hiroshi |
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Hisao Dazai as President |
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Gajirō Satō as Genko |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo |
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Taisaku Akino as Noboru |
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Tomoko Fumino as |
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Akira Hitomi as |
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Kanichi Tani as |
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Keiroku Seki as |
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Kazuhiko Kasai as |
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Takuya Shiba as |
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Yoshio Takeshita as |
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Nobuo Takagi as |
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Sayoko Makino as |
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Kana Nakagawa as |
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Kiyo Murakami as |
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Haruko Chichibu as |
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Yoshino Tani as |
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Ryōko Mizuki as |
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Midori Kawai as |
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Kazuko Sakamoto as |
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Chishū Ryū as the High Priest |
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Takeshi Katō as Kingo |
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B-saku Satoh as Eisaku |
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Jun Miho as Akemi |
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Tsunehiko Watase as Tony |
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Sound | Ryuji Matsumoto | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Original Story |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii | Editor |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tetsuo Takaha | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mitsuo Degawa | Art Direction |
| Production | Shigehiro Nakagawa | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Kiyoshi Shimazu | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Sôhei Hasegawa | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Yoshitaka Asama | Screenplay |
| Sound | Isao Suzuki | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Yoshifumi Aoki | Lighting Technician |
