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Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Genres

Comedy

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Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

04 August 1979

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Hitomi

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuzo

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Umetaro

Hayato Nakamura

Hayato Nakamura

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Gen

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Masayuki Yuhara

Masayuki Yuhara

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Ryunosuke Kuze

Ryunosuke Kuze

Nancy Cheney

Nancy Cheney

Rika Higashino

Rika Higashino

Manami Taki

Manami Taki

Miwa Saitō

Miwa Saitō

Takeshi Yamamoto

Takeshi Yamamoto

Masanori Irie

Masanori Irie

Aiko Masuda

Aiko Masuda

Akiko Taumi

Akiko Taumi

Kyôko Togawa

Kyôko Togawa

Masao Irie

Masao Irie

Jun Kashima

Jun Kashima

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Kenji Kimura

Kenji Kimura

Seiji Shinohara

Seiji Shinohara

Makoto Muraki

Makoto Muraki

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Masako Ito

Masako Ito

Mari Okamoto

Mari Okamoto

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Reikichi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama

Akira Fuse

Akira Fuse

Kunio

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Kuniko

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