Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

8.3/10 105 min Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Masami Shimojō

Uncle

Chieko Misaki

Aunty

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

President

Gajirō Satō

Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mistuo

Akira Hitomi

Takashi Sasano

Ken Mitsuishi

Young man B

Ken Nakamoto

Young man A

Naomi Matsui

High school girl A

Recommendations

The Hangover Part III
The Wedding Year
Thunderstruck
Fist Fight
Class Rank
Banana Split
How to Murder Your Wife
Duplex
Policeman and Me
Sincerely Louis C.K.
Much Ado About Nothing
Old Boys
The Best Man Holiday
American Dreamer
Rowan Atkinson Live
The Anniversary
Mr. Bones
After the Ball
Son of Rambow
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue