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Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

Genres

Comedy

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After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

26 February 1970

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Komaki Kurihara

Komaki Kurihara

Haruko

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Taisaku Akino

Taisaku Akino

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Genkichi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Shunji Sayama

Shunji Sayama

Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

Ginzô Sekiguchi

Ginzô Sekiguchi

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Gen Idemitsu

Gen Idemitsu

Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto

Ryûsuke Kita

Ryûsuke Kita

Kenji Sonoda

Kenji Sonoda

Kentarō Imai

Kentarō Imai

Sōnosuke Oda

Sōnosuke Oda

Tadao Futami

Tadao Futami

Hideaki Komori

Hideaki Komori

Taku Kido

Taku Kido

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Terumitsu Kawashima

Terumitsu Kawashima

Yoshisaburo Owa

Yoshisaburo Owa

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Kota Mizumori

Kota Mizumori

Toshio Ohkubo

Toshio Ohkubo

Takashi Eto

Takashi Eto

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Ken'ichi Ishii

Ken'ichi Ishii

Kuniko Wakiyama

Kuniko Wakiyama

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Priest

Tadashi Yokouchi

Tadashi Yokouchi

Takao Aizawa

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Yoshida

Ichirō Zaitsu

Ichirō Zaitsu

Shin Morikawa

Shin Morikawa

Tatsuzo

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