Movielogr
Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
Directed by Yôji Yamada
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.
Length 102 minutes
Actors
Kiyoshi Atsumi | Chieko Baishô | Rie Nakahara | Masami Shimojô | Chieko Misaki | Gin Maeda | Hisao Dazai | Gajiro Satoh | Hidetaka Yoshioka | Taisaku Akino | Tomoko Fumino | Akira Hitomi | Kanichi Tani | Keiroku Seki | Kazuhiko Kasai | Takuya Shiba | Yoshio Takeshita | Nobuo Takagi | Sayoko Makino | Kana Nakagawa | Noriyo Murakami | Haruko Chichibu | Yoshino Tani | Ryôko Mizuki | Midori Kawai | Kazuko Sakamoto | Chishū Ryū | Takeshi Katô | Bsaku Satoh | Jun Miho | Tsunehiko Watase