Tora-san's Promise
Released: December 28, 1981Runtime: 101 minLanguage: JA
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.
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Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Torajiro Kuruma
Chieko Baisho
as Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
Mikiko Otonashi
as Mitsue
Masami Shimojo
as Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle)
Chieko Misaki
as Tsune (Torajiro's aunt)
Gin Maeda
as Hiroshi (Sakura's husband)
Hisao Dazai
as Umetaro (Hiroshi's boss)
Gajiro Sato
as Genko
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as Mitsuo (Sakura's son)
Hiroshi Inuzuka
as Shigeru
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