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Tora-san's Pure Love
Tora-san's Pure Love

Tora-san's Pure Love

Genres

Comedy

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When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

25 December 1976

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Fumi Dan

Fumi Dan

Masako

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuzo

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Boss

Gajiro Satoh

Gajiro Satoh

Genko

Hayato Nakamura

Hayato Nakamura

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Chairman

Masahiko Tanimura

Masahiko Tanimura

Makoto Akatsuka

Makoto Akatsuka

Kiyoko Hoshi

Kiyoko Hoshi

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Takuya Shiba

Takuya Shiba

Kanjiro Osugi

Kanjiro Osugi

Taku Kido

Taku Kido

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Mari Okamoto

Mari Okamoto

Sayuri

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Kenji Kimura

Kenji Kimura

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Kiyo Murakami

Kiyo Murakami

Junko Kurahashi

Junko Kurahashi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Aya

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