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

1982-12-28 · 106 min · ★ 8.7

Comedy

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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Directors
Yoji Yamada
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kiyoshi AtsumiKiyoshi Atsumi寅次郎
Chieko BaishoChieko Baisho樱花(阿寅的妹妹)
Yuko TanakaYuko Tanaka螢子
Masami ShimojōMasami Shimojō车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)
Chieko MisakiChieko Misaki车つね(阿寅的婶婶)
Gin MaedaGin Maeda阿博
Hidetaka YoshiokaHidetaka Yoshioka满男
Hisao DazaiHisao Dazai桂梅太郎(章鱼厂长)
Gajirō SatōGajirō Satō源公
Chishū RyūChishū Ryū御前样
Kenji SawadaKenji Sawada三郎
Yukiji AsaokaYukiji Asaoka桃枝
Asao UchidaAsao Uchida胜三
Miyuki KojimaMiyuki Kojima缘
Haruko MabuchiHaruko Mabuchi绢子
Ryuji YamamotoRyuji Yamamoto(uncredited)
Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama
Senri SakuraiSenri Sakurai
Akira HitomiAkira Hitomi
Ken NakamotoKen Nakamoto

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