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Tora-san’s Island Encounter (1985) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 105 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yoji Yamada
- Starring
- Chieko Baisho, Chishû Ryû, Takashi Sasano, Ken Mitsuishi, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shoko Nakajima
Akemi, a neighbour of Tora‑san’s family who was married in Marriage Counselor Tora‑san, flees her work‑obsessed husband. Tora‑san pursues her to Shikinejima, where he encounters a school‑reunion group traveling to meet their former elementary teacher—a nod to Keisuke Kinoshita’s Twenty‑Four Eyes. He joins them and falls for the teacher.
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