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Tora-san's Song of Love
Tora-san's Song of Love

Tora-san's Song of Love

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Comedy

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Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

06 August 1983

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Uncle

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Aunty

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

President

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mitsuo

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Bengal

Bengal

Noko Konoha

Noko Konoha

Shunji Sayama

Shunji Sayama

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Yasuhiko Naitou

Yasuhiko Naitou

Eiji Ishida

Eiji Ishida

Akira Hitomi

Akira Hitomi

Keiroku Seki

Keiroku Seki

Sayoko Makino

Sayoko Makino

Shinobu Azusa

Shinobu Azusa

Tomiko Ishii

Tomiko Ishii

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Midori Kawai

Midori Kawai

Seiji Shinohara

Seiji Shinohara

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Koichiro Maruya

Koichiro Maruya

Takashi Hosokawa

Takashi Hosokawa

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

the High Priest

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Hisako

Takuya Fujioka

Takuya Fujioka

Kitamura

Harumi Miyako

Harumi Miyako

Harumi Kyo

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