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Tora-san's Matchmaker(1993)
Status: Released
Date: 1993-12-25
85%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Overview:
After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Movie: Tora-san's Matchmaker
Top 10 Billed Cast
渥美清
Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
倍賞千恵子
Sakura
吉岡秀隆
Mitsuo
松坂慶子
Yoko
佐藤蛾次郎
Gen
太宰久雄
前田吟
三崎千恵子
下條正巳
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Overview
After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.
Release Date
1993-12-25
Average
8.5
Rating:
4.3 startsTagline
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Languages:
日本語
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