Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
Overview
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.212 |
Directed By
Yoji Yamada
Crew
Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Shun'ichi Kobayashi
Tetsuo Takaha
Naozumi Yamamoto
Tsugio Saito
Iwao Ishii
Kiminobu Satô
Akira Miyazaki
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sachio Obi
Yoshio Uchida
Yoji Yamada
TOP CAST
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Torajiro Kuruma
Chieko Baisho
Sakura
Chōchō Miyako
Okiku
Orie Satō
Natsuko
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Fujimura
Chieko Misaki
Tsune Kuruma
Gin Maeda
Hiroshi Suwa
Taisaku Akino
Noboru Kawamata
Akiko Kazami
Osumi
Hisao Dazai
Umetarô Katsura
Chishū Ryū
Gozensama
Ichirō Zaitsu
Kanja
Shin Morikawa
Oji-san
Eijirō Tōno
Sanpo Sensei
Keiroku Seki
(uncredited)
Yoshino Tani
(uncredited)
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