Comedy · Japan · 1984 · 1h 42m

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

男はつらいよ　夜霧にむせぶ寅次郎

Director

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro Kuruma Chieko Baisho as Sakura Rie Nakahara as Fuko Masami Shimojō as Uncle Chieko Misaki as Aunty Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Crew

Tetsuo Takaha — Director of Photography Iwao Ishii — Editor Naozumi Yamamoto — Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada — Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Yoji Yamada Director Tetsuo Takaha Director of Photography Iwao Ishii Editor Naozumi Yamamoto Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama Screenplay

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