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Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)

Marriage Counselor Tora-san poster
Original title
男はつらいよ 夜霧にむせぶ寅次郎
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Tora-san returns home and gets involved in helping a young couple with their relationship problems. He plays matchmaker while also dealing with his own romantic feelings.

lightheartedgentlewarmamusingbittersweetlow-stakesnostalgicwhimsical

What happens

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (男はつらいよ 夜霧にむせぶ寅次郎, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Yogiri ni Musebu Torajirō) is a 1984 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Rie Nakahara as his love interest or "Madonna". Marriage Counselor Tora-san is the thirty-third entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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