Tora-san's Promise

Tora-san's PromiseCast and Crew

Movie

Cast

K
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Torajiro Kuruma
C
Chieko Baisho
as Sakura
M
Mikiko Otonashi
as Mitsue
M
Masami Shimojō
C
Chieko Misaki
G
Gin Maeda
H
Hisao Dazai
G
Gajiro Satoh
H
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as Mitsuo
H
Hiroshi Inuzuka
T
Takehiko Maeda
H
Hachiro Azuma
T
Takeo Chii
K
Keiroku Seki
K
Kyoko Kozakura
M
Motoko Takahashi
T
Tokuko Sugiyama
K
Kazuhiko Kasai
A
Akihiko Hanyû
K
Kenji Kimura
S
Seiji Shinohara
H
Hideaki Kaneoka
Y
Yoshino Tani
as (uncredited)
T
Takuya Shiba
H
Hajime Tawara
H
Hakko Yamaoka
C
Chishū Ryū
as Gozen-sama
S
Shoichi Ozawa
as Tsunesaburo
K
Kayoko Kishimoto
as Aiko

Crew

Y
Yoji Yamada
Director
Y
Yoji Yamada
Original Story
M
Mitsuo Degawa
Art Direction
K
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer
Y
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
R
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
N
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Y
Yoshifumi Aoki
Lighting Technician
I
Isao Suzuki
Sound Recordist
S
Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer
T
Tetsuo Sao
Executive Producer
Y
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
T
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
I
Iwao Ishii
Editor

Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.