Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
- Original title
- 男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて
- Directed by
- Yōji Yamada
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In this entry from a long running comedy series, the wandering peddler Tora-san visits an island and meets a woman who becomes his love interest. He navigates simple misunderstandings and family ties along the way.
lightheartedgentlewarmnostalgichumorouseasygoingwhimsicalsentimental
What happens
Tora-san's Island Encounter (男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Shibamata yori Ai o Komete) aka Torasan, From Shibamata with Love is a 1985 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Island Encounter is the thirty-sixth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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- Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
- Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
- Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
- Tora-san Goes North (1987)
- Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
- Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
- Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
- Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
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