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Tora-san's Runaway
Tora-san's Runaway

Tora-san's Runaway

Genres

Comedy

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After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

26 August 1970

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Aiko Nagayama

Aiko Nagayama

Setsuko

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Taisaku Akino

Taisaku Akino

Seiji Matsuyama

Seiji Matsuyama

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune Kuruma

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Michio Kida

Michio Kida

Masahiko Tanimura

Masahiko Tanimura

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Eiko Hikari

Eiko Hikari

Yuriko Yamada

Yuriko Yamada

Kumiko Takagi

Kumiko Takagi

Junichi Ninomiya

Junichi Ninomiya

Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto

Ken'ichi Ishii

Ken'ichi Ishii

Kanjiro Osugi

Kanjiro Osugi

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Tatsumi Ichiyama

Yoshisaburo Owa

Yoshisaburo Owa

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Kazuhiro Takasugi

Kazuhiro Takasugi

Akio Kashi

Akio Kashi

Kota Mizumori

Kota Mizumori

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

High Priest

Shin Morikawa

Shin Morikawa

Ryuzo Kuruma

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