Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Nan
1h 33m
1969
6.8 /10 (7)

Overview

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

Country : Japan
Genre : Comedy
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1969-11-14

Top Billed Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajiro Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Chōchō Miyako

Okiku

Orie Satō

Natsuko

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Fujimura

Chieko Misaki

Tsune Kuruma

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi Suwa

Taisaku Akino

Noboru Kawamata

Akiko Kazami

Osumi

Hisao Dazai

Umetarô Katsura

Gajirō Satō

Takashi Ebata

Kôei Yamamoto

Sōnosuke Oda

Ryûsuke Kita

Kanjiro Osugi

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