Tora-San's Promise

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tora-san''s Promise ( Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajir¿ Kamif¿sen ) aka Torasan and a Paper Balloon is a 1981 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajir¿ 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.Tora-san returns to his family''s home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san''s old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.