Tora-san Plays Cupid

Tora-san Plays Cupid

Part of Tora-san Series

1977•1h 35m•7.7/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(3)

Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajirō

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Fujiko

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Sachiko

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Tatsuzō

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Genkō

Hayato Nakamura

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Kin Ishii

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Fumio Tsukiji

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Akihiko Hanyû

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Kenji Kimura

Takuya Shiba

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