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Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Genres

Comedy

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While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, Torajiro befriends three young women on vacation during his travels.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

05 August 1972

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Uncle

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Aunty

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Taisaku Akino

Taisaku Akino

Noboru

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Gajiro Satoh

Gajiro Satoh

Reiko Niimura

Reiko Niimura

Motoko Takahashi

Motoko Takahashi

Yoko Izumi

Yoko Izumi

Yasuhiro Okita

Yasuhiro Okita

Noboru Nakata

Noboru Nakata

Ryûsuke Kita

Ryûsuke Kita

Kanjiro Osugi

Kanjiro Osugi

Yoshiko Togawa

Yoshiko Togawa

Yasuko Goto

Yasuko Goto

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Shinji Katsura

Shinji Katsura

Ichiya Aozora

Ichiya Aozora

Shunji Sayama

Shunji Sayama

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Shukichi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

the High Priest

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Utako

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