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Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

Genres

Comedy

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When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

29 December 1972

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Chiyo

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuzō

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Taisaku Akino

Taisaku Akino

Noboru

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Umetaro

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Genko

Hayato Nakamura

Hayato Nakamura

Mitsuo

Natsuko Okazaki

Natsuko Okazaki

Old woman

Toyoko Takechi

Toyoko Takechi

Old woman

Hachiro Misumi

Hachiro Misumi

Noboru Nakata

Noboru Nakata

Takashi Eto

Takashi Eto

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Takeshi Murakami

Takeshi Murakami

So Awatsuji

So Awatsuji

Mitsuko Sasahara

Mitsuko Sasahara

Makiko Yasui

Makiko Yasui

Yasuko Goto

Yasuko Goto

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Boss Chojuro

Kenichiro Kawamura

Kenichiro Kawamura

Detective Takagaki

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Prof. Yunaka

Masakane Yonekura

Masakane Yonekura

Okakura

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

the High Priest

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

the old family mistress

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

(uncredited)

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