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Tora-san Plays Daddy
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Tora-san Plays Daddy

1987-12-26 · 101 min · ★ 8.3

Comedy

A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy’s mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.

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Directors
Yoji Yamada
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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Kiyoshi AtsumiKiyoshi Atsumi寅次郎
Chieko BaishoChieko Baisho樱花(阿寅的妹妹)
Kumiko AkiyoshiKumiko Akiyoshi隆子
Midori SatsukiMidori Satsuki笔
Masami ShimojōMasami Shimojō车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)
Chieko MisakiChieko Misaki车つね(阿寅的婶婶)
Gin MaedaGin Maeda阿博
Hisao DazaiHisao Dazai桂梅太郎(章鱼厂长)
Gajirō SatōGajirō Satō源公
Chishū RyūChishū Ryū御前样
Hidetaka YoshiokaHidetaka Yoshioka满男
Jun MihoJun Miho明美
Issey OgataIssey Ogata警察
Momoko KôchiMomoko Kôchi君子
Tatsuo MatsumuraTatsuo Matsumura菊田
Kei SumaKei Suma船长
Takashi SasanoTakashi Sasano
Kazuhiko KasaiKazuhiko Kasai
Eiko HikariEiko Hikari
Yoshino TaniYoshino Tani

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