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Tora-san Plays Daddy(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-12-26
90%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Overview:
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”.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Movie: Tora-san Plays Daddy
Top 10 Billed Cast
渥美清
Torajiro Kuruma
倍賞千恵子
Sakura
秋吉久美子
Takako
五月みどり
Fude
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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Overview
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”.
Release Date
1987-12-26
Average
9
Rating:
4.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
日本語
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