1981
8.0 (2 votes)
1h 41m
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
Shochiku
Tora-san's Promise (男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Yoji Yamada
Screenplay: Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
Director of Photography: Tetsuo Takaha
