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Tora-san Plays Cupid
Tora-san Plays Cupid

Tora-san Plays Cupid

Genres

Comedy

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Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

24 December 1977

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajirō

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Fujiko

Shinobu Ôtake

Shinobu Ôtake

Sachiko

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuzō

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Genkō

Hayato Nakamura

Hayato Nakamura

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Kin Ishii

Kin Ishii

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Fumio Tsukiji

Fumio Tsukiji

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Kenji Kimura

Kenji Kimura

Takuya Shiba

Takuya Shiba

Mari Okamoto

Mari Okamoto

Midori Kawai

Midori Kawai

Ryoko Tateishi

Ryoko Tateishi

Ryunosuke Kuze

Ryunosuke Kuze

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Masakane Yonekura

Masakane Yonekura

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Priest

Masatoshi Nakamura

Masatoshi Nakamura

Ryōsuke "Watt" Shimada

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