Tora-san's Promise

Tora-san's Promise (1981)

男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船

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.

Date of release
1981-12-28
TMDB
8.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Yoji Yamada
Collection
Tora-san Series

Casting

Interesting facts

Tora-san's Promise , 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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