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Tora-san, the Intellectual
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago. When he returns to Shibamata with the intent to study, he falls for Toraya's new tenant instead.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1975-12-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
7.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Torajiro
Chieko Baisho
Sakura
Masami Shimojō
Tatsuzo
Chieko Misaki
Tsune
Gin Maeda
Hiroshi
Hisao Dazai
Umetaro
Gajirō Satō
Hayato Nakamura
Yoshio Yoshida
Kazuhiko Kasai
Akihiko Hanyû
Kenji Kimura
Hidetoshi Hasegawa
Katsuya Sakahiro
Yoshino Tani
Yasuko Goto
Yoshiko Togawa
Masakane Yonekura
Hideji Ōtaki
Chishū Ryū
Gozen-sama
Junko Sakurada
Junko Mogami
Fumie Kashiyama
Reiko
Keiju Kobayashi
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