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Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Genres

Comedy

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Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

14 November 1969

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō Miyako

Okiku

Orie Satō

Orie Satō

Natsuko

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Fujimura

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune Kuruma

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi Suwa

Taisaku Akino

Taisaku Akino

Noboru Kawamata

Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Osumi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Umetarô Katsura

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto

Sōnosuke Oda

Sōnosuke Oda

Ryûsuke Kita

Ryûsuke Kita

Kanjiro Osugi

Kanjiro Osugi

Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Emiko Kure

Emiko Kure

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Keiji Tsuchida

Keiji Tsuchida

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Akiko Chihaya

Akiko Chihaya

Kuniko Wakiyama

Kuniko Wakiyama

Ken'ichi Ishii

Ken'ichi Ishii

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozensama

Ichirō Zaitsu

Ichirō Zaitsu

Kanja

Shin Morikawa

Shin Morikawa

Oji-san

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Sanpo Sensei

Keiroku Seki

Keiroku Seki

(uncredited)

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

(uncredited)

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