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Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Genres

Comedy

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In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

24 December 1988

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Hiroko Mita

Hiroko Mita

Yuki

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Shigeru

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Uncle

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Aunty

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

President

Gajiro Satoh

Gajiro Satoh

Genko

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Mitsuo

Kei Suma

Kei Suma

Ichiro Mikuni

Ichiro Mikuni

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Keiroku Seki

Keiroku Seki

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Sayoko Makino

Sayoko Makino

Masayasu Kitayama

Masayasu Kitayama

Isao Takeno

Isao Takeno

Seiji Shinohara

Seiji Shinohara

Midori Kawai

Midori Kawai

Eiko Hikari

Eiko Hikari

Rumiko Ishikawa

Rumiko Ishikawa

Shiori Kanno

Shiori Kanno

Mitsue Suzuki

Mitsue Suzuki

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

Machiko

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

(uncredited)

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