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Tora-san's Island Encounter

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Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the comedy flick. Tora-san's Island Encounter starring Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min. The movie received a user score of 80/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 2 verified users.

Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher."

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Tora-san Series Movies

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.

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