Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
Overview
Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.071 |
Directed By
Yoji Yamada
Crew
Yoji Yamada
Yoshifumi Aoki
Naozumi Yamamoto
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Yoji Yamada
Sôhei Hasegawa
Ryuji Matsumoto
Mitsuo Degawa
Isao Suzuki
Iwao Ishii
Tetsuo Takaha
Yoshitaka Asama
Yoji Yamada
TOP CAST
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Torajiro Kuruma
Chieko Baisho
Sakura
Masami Shimojō
Uncle
Chieko Misaki
Aunty
Gin Maeda
Hiroshi
Hisao Dazai
President
Gajiro Satoh
Genko
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mistuo
Keiroku Seki
Tora's friend
Ken Mitsuishi
Young man B
Ken Nakamoto
Young man A
Naomi Matsui
High school girl A
Jun Miho
Akemi
Ryuzo Tanaka
Shigeru
Takero Morimoto
the Newscaster
Chishū Ryū
the High Priest
Takuzō Kawatani
Sakai
Komaki Kurihara
Machiko
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