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Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-san Loves an Artist

Tora-san Loves an Artist

Genres

Comedy

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Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

25 December 1973

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Kuniko Ashihara

Kuniko Ashihara

Hayato Nakamura

Hayato Nakamura

Jun Kashima

Jun Kashima

Yôji Doki

Yôji Doki

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Kenji Kimura

Kenji Kimura

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Takeshi Murakami

Takeshi Murakami

Midori Ohara

Midori Ohara

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Takehiko Maeda

Takehiko Maeda

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Ritsuko

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

(uncredited)

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