---
title: 'Tora-san''s Promise (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yōji Yamada'
released: '1981-12-29'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tora-sans-promise-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082866/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tora-san's Promise (1981)

1981 · 101 min · Comedy · Japan

Original title: 男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船
Part of: Otoko wa Tsurai yo

## Synopsis

Tora-san's Promise , also called Torasan and a Paper Balloon in some regions, is a 1981 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Mikiko Otonashi as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Promise is the twenty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada)
- **Screenplay:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada), [Yoshitaka Asama](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshitaka-asama)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Naozumi Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/naozumi-yamamoto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tetsuo Takaha](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuo-takaha)
- **Editor:** [Iwao Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/iwao-ishii)

## Cast

- [Kiyoshi Atsumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyoshi-atsumi) as Torajirō Kuruma
- [Kayoko Kishimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/kayoko-kishimoto)
- [Shoichi Ozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoichi-ozawa)
- [Chieko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/chieko-baisho) as Sakura
- [Gin Maeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/gin-maeda)
- [Mikiko Otonashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikiko-otonashi)
- [Hidetaka Yoshioka](https://cinepixo.com/people/hidetaka-yoshioka)

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Official site: https://www.tora-san.jp/movie/28/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tora-sans-promise-1981
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