Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
Overview
Tora-san's opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.451 |
Directed By
Yoji Yamada
Crew
Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Tomio Kuriyama
Leonard Schrader
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Yoshitaka Asama
Yoshifumi Aoki
Naozumi Yamamoto
Hiroshi Nakamura
Iwao Ishii
Sôhei Hasegawa
Ryuji Matsumoto
Tetsuo Takaha
Mitsuo Degawa
TOP CAST
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kuruma Torajiro
Herb Edelman
Michael
Chieko Baisho
Sakura
Hiroko Hayashi
Megumi
Kyōko Kagawa
Keiko
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