Tora-san's Promise
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| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama |
| Starring | Kiyoshi Atsumi Mikiko Otonashi |
| Music by | Naozumi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tora-san's Promise (男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kamifūsen?) aka Torasan and a Paper Balloon[1] 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".[2] Tora-san's Promise is the twenty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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Synopsis
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.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō[6]
- Chieko Baisho as Sakura
- Mikiko Otonashi as Mitsue Kuratomi
- Kayako Kishimoto as Aiko Odajima
- Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō
- Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt)
- Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa
- Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura)
Critical appraisal
Stuart Galbraith IV writes that Tora-san's Promise is a middle-quality entry in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, though the series has a high standard.[4] The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san's Promise three and a half out of five stars.[7]
Availability
Tora-san's Promise was released theatrically on December 28, 1981.[8] In Japan, the film has been released on videotape in 1986 and 1996, and in DVD format in 2002 and 2008.[9]
References
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Bibliography
English
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German
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Japanese
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External links
- Tora-san's Promise at www.tora-san.jp (Official site)
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