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Stage-Struck Tora-san
Stage-Struck Tora-san

Stage-Struck Tora-san

Genres

Comedy

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Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn where he meets Tomekichi, a young man who looks up to Tora-san.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

05 August 1978

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Nana Kinomi

Nana Kinomi

Nanako

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Kuruma Tatsuzō

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Umetarō

Hayato Nakamura

Hayato Nakamura

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Gen

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Shunji Sayama

Shunji Sayama

Raita Ryu

Raita Ryu

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Nobuko Terajima

Nobuko Terajima

Mari Okamoto

Mari Okamoto

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Ryunosuke Kuze

Ryunosuke Kuze

Itsuko Kobayashi

Itsuko Kobayashi

Yasuko Goto

Yasuko Goto

Kenji Kimura

Kenji Kimura

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Tomekichi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

(uncredited)

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