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Marriage Counselor Tora-san

8.0/10

August 4, 1984

102 minutes

Yoji Yamada

Comedy

Overview

In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to Tora-san's wandering existence. Tora-san becomes attracted to a female barber, but must break off their relationship so that she too can live a secure life. She instead gets into an abusive relationship with a motorcyclist.

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Movie Details

Release Date

August 4, 1984

Runtime

102 minutes

Director

Yoji Yamada

Rating

8.0/10

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Rie Nakahara

Fuko

Masami Shimojō

Uncle

Chieko Misaki

Aunty

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

President

Gajirō Satō

Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mitsuo

Taisaku Akino

Noboru

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

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