Tora-san 28: Tora-san's Promise
Theatrical poster for Tora-san's Promise (1981)
Directed by	Yōji Yamada
Written by	Yōji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama
Music by	Nayazumi Yamamoto
Cinematography	Tetsuo Takaba
Editing by	Iwao Ishii
Distributed by	Shochiku
Released	December 28, 1981
Running time	101 min.
Preceded by	Tora-san 27: Tora-san's Many-Splintered Love
Followed by	Tora-san 29: Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

Tora-san's Promise (男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Kamifusen) aka Torasan and a Paper Balloon^[1] is a 1981 comedy film directed by Yōji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Mikiko Otonashi as his love interest or "Madonna".^[2] Tora-san's Promise is the twenty-eighth film in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

CastEdit

• Kiyoshi Atsumi ... Torajirō^[3]
• Chieko Baishō ... Sakura
• Mikiko Otonashi ... Mitsue Kuratomi
• Kayako Kishimoto ... Aiko Odajima
• Shimojo Masami ... Kuruma Tatsuzō
• Chieko Misaki ... Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt)
• Gin Maeda ... Hiroshi Suwa
• Hidetaka Yoshioka ... Mitsuo Suwa
• Hisao Dazai ... Boss (Umetaro Katsura)

BibliographyEdit

EnglishEdit

• "OTOKO WA TSURAI YO Torajirou KAMIFUSEN (1981)" at the British Film Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -Torajirou KAMIFUSEN" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajirou kamifusen (1981)" at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2007-04-03). "Tora-san 28: Tora-san's Promise (Region 3)" at DVD Talk. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

GermanEdit

• "Tora-San's Promise" Retrieved 2010-08-25. at www.molodezhnaja.ch

JapaneseEdit

• "男はつらいよ　寅次郎紙風船 (1981)" at www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船" at the Japanese Cinema Database (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
• "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船" at Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

External linksEdit

• Tora-san's Promise at www.tora-san.jp(Official site)

NotesEdit

1. ↑ "OTOKO WA TSURAIYO -Torajirō KAMIFUSEN" at the Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
2. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船 (Madonna)" Retrieved 2010-08-25.at www.tora-san.jp (official site)
3. ↑ "男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船" at the Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-08-25.