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Tora-san Plays Daddy

Original title: Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro monogatari
  • 1987
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
74
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Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
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 ... Read allA 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".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".

  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Yoshitaka Asama
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Stars
    • Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Chieko Baishô
    • Kumiko Akiyoshi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    74
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yoshitaka Asama
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Stars
      • Kiyoshi Atsumi
      • Chieko Baishô
      • Kumiko Akiyoshi
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    • Torajiro Kuruma
    Chieko Baishô
    • Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister)
    Kumiko Akiyoshi
    • Takako Takai
    Midori Satsuki
    • Fude
    Masami Shimojô
    Masami Shimojô
    • Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle)
    Chieko Misaki
    • Tsune (Torajiro's aunt)
    Gin Maeda
    • Hiroshi (Sakura's husband)
    Hisao Dazai
    • Umetaro (Hiroshi's boss)
    Gajirô Satô
    • Genko
    Hidetaka Yoshioka
    • Mitsuo (Sakura's son)
    Issei Ogata
    Issei Ogata
    • Police
    Takashi Sasano
    • Chokichi
    Jin Hiroshi
    • Tekiya
    Keiroku Seki
    • Ponshu
    Kazuhiko Kasai
    • Nakamura
    Yasuharu Shinohara
    Eiko Hikari
    Yoshino Tani
    • Matchmaker at Suisanso
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yoshitaka Asama
      • Yôji Yamada
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    • Connections
      Followed by Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Otoko wa tsurai yo (aka: Men endure)
      Music by Naozumi Yamamoto

      Sang by Kiyoshi Atsumi

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 1987 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 39: Повесть о Торадзиро
    • Filming locations
      • Shibamata, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Shochiku Eizo Company
      • Shochiku
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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