Tora-san's Promise

Overview

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.

Directed by Yoji Yamada

Top cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Mikiko Otonashi

Mitsue

Masami Shimojō

Chieko Misaki

Gin Maeda

Hisao Dazai

Gajirō Satō

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mitsuo

Hiroshi Inuzuka

T

Takehiko Maeda

Hachiro Azuma

Takeo Chii

K

Keiroku Seki

Kyoko Kozakura

M

Motoko Takahashi

Tokuko Sugiyama

Kazuhiko Kasai

A

Akihiko Hanyû

K

Kenji Kimura

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