Marriage Counselor Tora-san(1984)

Name: Marriage Counselor Tora-san
Director: Yoji Yamada
Released: 1984-08-04
Rating: 8
Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Rie Nakahara, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki

08/04/1984 (US)Comedy1h 42m

8.0

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.

Yoji Yamada

Director

Yoji Yamada

Screenplay

Yoshitaka Asama

Screenplay

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Part of the Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.