Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Overview

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.

Directed by Yoji Yamada

Top cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Rie Nakahara

Fuko

Masami Shimojō

Uncle

Chieko Misaki

Aunty

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

President

Gajirō Satō

Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mitsuo

Taisaku Akino

Noboru

T

Tomoko Fumino

Akira Hitomi

Kanichi Tani

K

Keiroku Seki

Kazuhiko Kasai

T

Takuya Shiba

Y

Yoshio Takeshita

Nobuo Takagi

S

Sayoko Makino

K

Kana Nakagawa

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