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Tora-san Makes Excuses

Tora-san Makes Excuses

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Tora-san Makes Excuses

1992

1h 41m

8.0(3 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

寅次郎

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

樱花（阿寅的妹妹）

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

蝶子

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

车龙造（阿寅的叔叔）

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

车つね（阿寅的婶婶）

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

阿博

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

桂梅太郎（章鱼厂长）

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

源公

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

御前样

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

龙介

Creative team

Directed by: Yoji Yamada
Written by: Yoshitaka Asama
Yoji Yamada
Produced by: Shigehiro Nakagawa
Kiyoshi Shimazu

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