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Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North

Tora-san Goes North

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ComedyDrama

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When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

8.7/10

Release Date

15 August 1987

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Junkichi Ueno

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Rinko

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Uncle

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Aunty

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

President

Gajiro Satoh

Gajiro Satoh

Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mitsuo

Issey Ogata

Issey Ogata

Hospital doctor

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

the High Priest

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Etsuko

Jun Miho

Jun Miho

Akemi

Sayoko Makino

Sayoko Makino

Yukari

Kei Suma

Kei Suma

the Skipper

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Rumiko Ishikawa

Rumiko Ishikawa

Keiroku Seki

Keiroku Seki

Kimihiro Reizei

Kimihiro Reizei

Makoto Akatsuka

Makoto Akatsuka

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki Yui

Midori Kawai

Midori Kawai

Rie Kurayama

Rie Kurayama

Ritsuko Amano

Ritsuko Amano

Seiji Shinohara

Seiji Shinohara

Shinobu Obara

Shinobu Obara

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