Tora-san Plays Daddy(1987)
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”.
Movie: Tora-san Plays Daddy
Top 10 Billed Cast
Torajiro Kuruma
Sakura
Takako
Fude
Uncle
Aunty
Hiroshi
President
Genko
Mitsuo
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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”.
Release Date
1987-12-26
Average
9
Rating:
4.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
日本語
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