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Tora-san Goes North(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-08-15
90%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Tora-san Goes North
Top 10 Billed Cast
渥美清
Torajiro Kuruma
三船敏郎
Junkichi Ueno
倍賞千恵子
Sakura
竹下景子
Rinko
下條正巳
Uncle
三崎千恵子
Aunty
前田吟
Hiroshi
太宰久雄
President
佐藤蛾次郎
Genko
吉岡秀隆
Mitsuo
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