Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
Original title: 男はつらいよ 寅次郎物語
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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Kiyoshi AtsumiTorajiro Kuruma
Chieko BaishoSakura
Kumiko AkiyoshiTakako
Midori SatsukiFude
Masami ShimojōUncle
Chieko MisakiAunty
Gin MaedaHiroshi
Hisao DazaiPresident
Gajirō SatōGenko
Hidetaka YoshiokaMitsuo
Issey OgataPoliceman
Takashi SasanoKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityOtoko Wa Tsurai Yo · Tora SanDialogue densityComedyDirector preference360118Actor preference362468 · 374627 · 10008Country preferenceJp
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What is Tora-san Plays Daddy about?
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”.
How long is Tora-san Plays Daddy?
Tora-san Plays Daddy has a runtime of 101 minutes.