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Tora-san, the Expert
Tora-san, the Expert

Tora-san, the Expert

Genres

Comedy

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Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

28 December 1982

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Keiko

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Gajiro Satoh

Gajiro Satoh

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mistuo

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Miyuki Kojima

Miyuki Kojima

Haruko Mabuchi

Haruko Mabuchi

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Yasuhiko Naitou

Yasuhiko Naitou

Akira Hitomi

Akira Hitomi

Keiroku Seki

Keiroku Seki

Ken Nakamoto

Ken Nakamoto

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Miki Takajyo

Miki Takajyo

Setsuko Tanaka

Setsuko Tanaka

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Seiji Shinohara

Seiji Shinohara

Michitoshi Kanaya

Michitoshi Kanaya

Hiroshi Hoshino

Hiroshi Hoshino

Midori Kawai

Midori Kawai

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Haruhiko Takemura

Haruhiko Takemura

Kamon Kawamura

Kamon Kawamura

Yukiji Asaoka

Yukiji Asaoka

Momoe

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama

Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

Saburo

Ryuji Yamamoto

Ryuji Yamamoto

(uncredited)

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