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Tora-san's Matchmaker
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Title: Tora-san's Matchmaker

Release Date: 25 Dec 1993

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: Comedy

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Overview: After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.

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Average Vote: 8.5 (2 votes)

Cast

  • Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san): Kiyoshi Atsumi
  • Sakura: Chieko Baisho
  • Mitsuo: Hidetaka Yoshioka
  • Yoko: Keiko Matsuzaka
  • Aya: Mikako Shiroyama
  • Gen: Gajiro Satoh
  • : Hisao Dazai
  • : Gin Maeda
  • : Chieko Misaki
  • : Masami Shimojō
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