

Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977-12-24 · 95 min · ★ 8.0
Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.
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- Directors
- Yoji Yamada
- Production companies
- Shochiku
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Kiyoshi Atsumi寅次郎
Chieko Baisho樱花(阿寅的妹妹)
Shiho Fujimura岛田藤子
Shinobu Otake福村幸子
Masami Shimojō车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)
Chieko Misaki车つね(阿寅的婶婶)
Gin Maeda阿博
Hisao Dazai桂梅太郎(章鱼厂长)
Gajirō Satō源公
Chishū Ryū御前样
Hayato Nakamura满男
Masatoshi Nakamura良介(电工“瓦特”)
Yoshio Yoshida座长
Masakane Yonekura巡查
Senri Sakurai神父
Tokuko Sugiyama
Kazuhiko Kasai
Mari Okamoto
Ryoko Tateishi
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