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Tora-san, the Go-Between
Tora-san, the Go-Between

Tora-san, the Go-Between

Genres

Comedy

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In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself. She invites them to her home where the three share a night of eating and drinking. The old woman's health deteriorates and she dies. At her funeral, Tora-san falls in love with the old woman's daughter, but winds up acting as a go-between for her and a young law student.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

03 August 1985

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Tamio Sakata

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

Keiroku Seki

Keiroku Seki

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Fumio Tsukiji

Fumio Tsukiji

Katsuumi Niwa

Katsuumi Niwa

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Koharu

Kotoe Hatsui

Kotoe Hatsui

Hama Egami

Setsuko Tanaka

Setsuko Tanaka

Yoko Fujikawa

Yoko Fujikawa

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Junshi Shimada

Junshi Shimada

Takuya Shiba

Takuya Shiba

Haruhiko Takemura

Haruhiko Takemura

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Yoshiko Togawa

Yoshiko Togawa

Midori Kawai

Midori Kawai

Sayoko Makino

Sayoko Makino

Jun Miho

Jun Miho

Akemi

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

the Professor

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

the High Priest

Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

Wakana Egami

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