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Talk of the Town Tora-san
Talk of the Town Tora-san

Talk of the Town Tora-san

Genres

Comedy

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After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

27 December 1978

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Tora

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuzo

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Umetaro

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Gen

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko Ōhara

Sanae

Hayato Nakamura

Hayato Nakamura

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Ryunosuke Kuze

Ryunosuke Kuze

Masato Endo

Masato Endo

Masahiro Kumakura

Masahiro Kumakura

Chieko Soda

Chieko Soda

Manami Taki

Manami Taki

Eiko Hikari

Eiko Hikari

Maki Izumi

Maki Izumi

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Kenji Kimura

Kenji Kimura

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Pinko Izumi

Pinko Izumi

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Hiroshi's Father

Masaru Ikeda

Masaru Ikeda

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

(uncredited)

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