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Tora-san Plays Daddy

1987 · 101 min
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Genres
Comedy
Overview
A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy’s mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.

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Directed by
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Genres
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In this series

Tora-san Series

  1. Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampMovie · 1969
  2. Tora-san's Cherished MotherMovie · 1969
  3. Tora-san's Grand SchemeMovie · 1970
  4. Tora-san's RunawayMovie · 1970
  5. Tora-san's Love CallMovie · 1971
  6. Tora-san, the Good SamaritanMovie · 1971
  7. Tora-san's Forget Me NotMovie · 1973
  8. Tora-san's LullabyMovie · 1974
  9. Tora-san Meets the Songstress AgainMovie · 1975
  10. Tora-san's Pure LoveMovie · 1976
  11. Tora-san's Sunrise and SunsetMovie · 1976
  12. Tora-san Meets His LordshipMovie · 1977
  13. Tora-san Plays CupidMovie · 1977
  14. Talk of the Town Tora-sanMovie · 1978
  15. Tora-san's Dream of SpringMovie · 1979
  16. Tora-san's Tropical FeverMovie · 1980
  17. Tora-san's Love in OsakaMovie · 1981
  18. Tora-san's PromiseMovie · 1981
  19. Hearts and Flowers for Tora-sanMovie · 1982
  20. Tora-san, the ExpertMovie · 1982
  21. Tora-san Goes Religious?Movie · 1983
  22. Marriage Counselor Tora-sanMovie · 1984
  23. Tora-san's Forbidden LoveMovie · 1984
  24. Tora-san's Island EncounterMovie · 1985
  25. Tora-san, the Go-BetweenMovie · 1985
  26. Tora-san's Bluebird FantasyMovie · 1986
  27. Tora-san Goes NorthMovie · 1987
  28. Tora-san Plays DaddyMovie · 1987 This title
  29. Tora-san Goes to ViennaMovie · 1989
  30. Tora-san Makes ExcusesMovie · 1992
  31. Tora-san's MatchmakerMovie · 1993
  32. Tora-san, Wish You Were HereMovie · 2019

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Written by
Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
Starring
Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Midori Satsuki, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki, Gin Maeda, Hisao Dazai
Music
Naozumi Yamamoto
Cinematography
Tetsuo Takaha
Runtime
101 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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