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Tora-san’s Promise (1981) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 101 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yoji Yamada
- Starring
- Chieko Baisho, Chishû Ryû, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kayoko Kishimoto, Takeo Chii, Gajirō Satō
Returning home for an elementary school reunion, Tora‑san gets drunk, insults his former classmates, and then hits the road again. In Kyushu he meets a bold 18‑year‑old girl who becomes infatuated with him and follows him everywhere. Meanwhile, a dying friend extracts a promise that Tora‑san will marry his wife after his death.
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