Tora-san's Island Encounter

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.

Director: Yoji Yamada

Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki, Gin Maeda, Hisao Dazai, Gajirō Satō, Hidetaka Yoshioka

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.