Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
A Tale of Young Elopement
TITLE DETAILS

A Tale of Young Elopement

1987-02-07 · 96 min · ★ 9.0

Romance · Comedy

A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Shingo Matsubara
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shinobu OtakeShinobu OtakeSetsuko
Ken TanakaKen TanakaSaotome
Naoki SugiuraNaoki SugiuraKazuo Kitashiro
Morio KazamaMorio KazamaYasuo
Kyôko KishidaKyôko KishidaNobuko Kitashiro
Akira EmotoAkira EmotoMatsuda
Eri WatanabeEri WatanabeTakeko
Toshiyuki NagashimaToshiyuki NagashimaYoshirou
Toshiya SakaiToshiya SakaiChef
Akira NagoyaAkira NagoyaRyuukichi
Utae ShōjiUtae ShōjiRyokan Proprietress (Okami)

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

What's Love Got to Do with It?
★ 6.1
What's Love Got to Do with It?2023Romance · Comedy

Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

¿Quieres ser mi hijo?
★ 8.4
¿Quieres ser mi hijo?2023Romance · Comedy

Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

I Want You Back
★ 6.3
I Want You Back2022Romance · Comedy

Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Peter and Emma hatch a hilarious plan to win back their exes with unexpected results.

Monster-in-Law
★ 6.2
Monster-in-Law2005Romance · Comedy

Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there's a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin's overbearing and controlling mother, Viola. Fearing she'll lose her son's affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law.

A Guide for the Married Man
★ 6.0
A Guide for the Married Man1967Romance · Comedy

A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.

Everyone Says I Love You
★ 6.4
Everyone Says I Love You1996Romance · Comedy

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

Perfect Match
★ 5.9
Perfect Match2015Romance · Comedy

When an engaged couple can’t agree on anything, the mother of the groom hires a wedding planner and an event planner to help put together the wedding of their dreams. The two planners are as different as night and day, but as they too learn to compromise, they discover opposites do indeed attract and can combine to produce incredible results!

Cousins
★ 6.0
Cousins1989Romance · Comedy

When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.

The Wedding Year
★ 5.9
The Wedding Year2019Comedy

A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.

The Wedding Planner
★ 5.9
The Wedding Planner2001Romance · Comedy

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making their wedding arrangements, she and Steve are put into a string of uncomfortable situations that force them to face their mutual attraction.

The Thrill of It All
★ 7.0
The Thrill of It All1963Romance · Comedy

A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.

The Out-of-Towners
★ 5.8
The Out-of-Towners1999Romance · Comedy

The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.

10
★ 5.8
101979Romance · Comedy

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
★ 6.0
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters2020Romance · Comedy

A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.

Vivacious Lady
★ 7.0
Vivacious Lady1938Romance · Comedy

College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.

Starting Over
★ 6.4
Starting Over1979Romance · Comedy

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

Everybody Loves Somebody
★ 6.5
Everybody Loves Somebody2017Romance · Comedy

On the surface, Clara Barron seems to have it all: a job as an OB-GYN; a great house in LA; and a loving family. But, the one thing Clara doesn't have figured out is her love life. Pressured by a family wedding in Mexico, Clara asks a co-worker to pose as her boyfriend for the weekend festivities,- only to be caught by surprise when her ex- boyfriend (and family favorite) suddenly shows up after disappearing from her life completely. Torn, Clara must decide between going back to the past or open her heart to new and unexpected possibilities.

It Takes Two
★ 6.5
It Takes Two1995Romance · Comedy

Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.

Love Is in the Air
★ 6.2
Love Is in the Air2023Romance · Comedy

A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.

Oh, Ramona!
★ 5.8
Oh, Ramona!2019Romance · Comedy

Oh, Ramona! seeks the transformation of Andrew from a teenager into an adult who lives candidly and selflessly his first love story, innocent and uninvolved, alternating with the second, intense and insane story, incapable of making a choice.

Similar titles

10
★ 5.8
101979Romance · Comedy

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

The Perfect Picture
Not rated
The Perfect Picture2009Comedy

Portraying what seems like an ideal life, The Perfect Picture follows three beautiful young women as they make bold attempts to change their lives even when destiny plays its joke on them. They will learn the harsh lessons of life, the challenges of marriage and the fatality of falling in love.

Friends with Money
★ 5.1
Friends with Money2006Romance · Comedy

As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends. She begins to envy the security of her richer friends and, although their lives may seem easier, Olivia's friends have their problems too: screenwriters Christine and Patrick are unable to collaborate on their latest project, Jane and Aaron have lost the romance in their relationship, and Franny and Matt have difficulties handling the demands of parenthood.

What Just Happened
★ 5.4
What Just Happened2008Comedy

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.

Monsoon Wedding
★ 6.8
Monsoon Wedding2001Romance · Comedy

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Fire
★ 6.8
Fire1997Romance

In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.

Harold and Maude
★ 7.6
Harold and Maude1971Romance · Comedy

A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.

Together
★ 5.8
Together2021Comedy

A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.

The Show-Off
★ 7.0
The Show-Off1946Comedy

Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.

Shadowlands
★ 6.9
Shadowlands1993Romance

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.

A Tale from the Past
★ 7.1
A Tale from the Past1987Comedy

To meet the desires and needs of the parents, a marriage is arranged between 14-year-old Gjino and 20-year-old Marigo. Gjino reluctantly obeys, but Marigo, who loves another, tries various devious methods to free herself from this bizarre marriage agreement.

Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm
★ 5.9
Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm2004Comedy

A musician tries to get by working several jobs.

Misbehaving Husbands
★ 5.2
Misbehaving Husbands1940Romance · Comedy

Marital comedy in which a department store mannequin is mistaken for "the other woman".

Verses of Love
★ 5.9
Verses of Love2008Romance

Fahri attracted many women, including Maria, Nurul, and Naora. They hide their feelings until Fahri's marriage with Aisha which broke their hearts.

Mulan II
★ 6.5
Mulan II2004Comedy

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.

Kultainen vasikka
★ 7.5
Kultainen vasikka1961Comedy

Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.

The Good Night
★ 5.4
The Good Night2007Romance · Comedy

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.

Moscow, Belgium
★ 6.6
Moscow, Belgium2008Romance · Comedy

‘Moscou’ is a densely populated working class neighbourhood on the outskirts of Ghent, Belgium. Matty, mother of three, bumps her car into a truck on the parking lot of a supermarket. Johnny climbs down from the cabin. He is infuriated by the dent in his front bumper and yells at Matty. Although impressed by the accident, Matty fights back with sharp words. Their discussion turns into a row, and the police have to intervene. Matty goes home, the trunk of her car dancing up and down. Back in her apartment, Matty takes a hot bath to recover from the afternoon’s emotionswhen the phone rings. It’s Johnny, apologizing for his behaviour on the parking lot. Matty tells him to stay out of her life. A dramatic comedy begins about a woman whose soul is full of dents and bruises.

Blind Dating
★ 6.0
Blind Dating2007Romance · Comedy

Danny is a blind man who does not let his impairment get in the way of living his life to the fullest, except when it comes to love. Danny's brother sets him up on a series of blind dates, but all of them go disastrously wrong. Just when Danny is about to give up, he meets Leeza, a nurse who works for Danny's doctor. There is just one catch: Leeza, who is from India, is promised to another man.

Copsi
★ 10.0
Copsi2015Comedy

A young couple have problems in their marriage.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.