Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Part of Tora-san Series

1979•1h 47m•8.5/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.5/10(2)

Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Gen

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Masayuki Yuhara

Masayuki Yuhara

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Ryunosuke Kuze

Nancy Cheney

Nancy Cheney

Rika Higashino

Manami Taki

Miwa Saitō

Takeshi Yamamoto

Masanori Irie

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