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Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Yoji Yamada
Writer : Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama

Synopsis

During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.

Actors

Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Torajiro Kuruma
Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho
Sakura
Ayumi Ishida
Ayumi Ishida
Kagari
Masami Shimojô
Masami Shimojô
Tatsuzo Kuruma
Chieko Misaki
Chieko Misaki
Tsune Kuruma
Gin Maeda
Gin Maeda
Hiroshi
Hisao Dazai
Hisao Dazai
Shachou
Gajiro Satoh
Gajiro Satoh
Genkou
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsuo
Tsuyako Okajima
Tsuyako Okajima
Haru
Tokuko Sugiyama
Tokuko Sugiyama
Kagari's mother
Hikaru Nishikawa
Hikaru Nishikawa
Kagari's friend
Masane Tsukayama
Masane Tsukayama
Urahara, Kano's former disciple
Yasuhisa Sonoda
Yasuhisa Sonoda
Publisher
Keiroku Seki
Keiroku Seki
Friend
Sayoko Makino
Sayoko Makino
Student 1
Takumi Matsutani
Takumi Matsutani
Ayumi Hanibe
Ayumi Hanibe
Tomi Mitsuboshi
Tomi Mitsuboshi
Eiko Hikari
Eiko Hikari
Toshiko Ayukawa
Toshiko Ayukawa
Tosho Kataoka
Tosho Kataoka
Seiichi Taguchi
Seiichi Taguchi
Akihiko Hanyû
Akihiko Hanyû
Seiji Shinohara
Seiji Shinohara
Michitoshi Kanaya
Michitoshi Kanaya
Hiroshi Hoshino
Hiroshi Hoshino
Haruhiko Takemura
Haruhiko Takemura
Kazuhiko Kasai
Kazuhiko Kasai
Kyôko Togawa
Kyôko Togawa
Student 2
Katsumi Kitamura
Katsumi Kitamura
Keiko Tajima
Keiko Tajima
Kazuyo Ichimaru
Kazuyo Ichimaru
Midori Kawai
Midori Kawai
Etsuko Saito
Etsuko Saito
Yasuko Goto
Yasuko Goto
Yoshino Tani
Yoshino Tani
Restaurant Maid
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Kondo
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
the High Priest
Nizaemon Kataoka
Nizaemon Kataoka
Sakujiro Kano

Crews

Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Director
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer
Tetsuo Sao
Tetsuo Sao
Executive Producer
Tetsuo Takaha
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
Yoshitaka Asama
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Original Story
Mitsuo Degawa
Mitsuo Degawa
Art Direction
Naozumi Yamamoto
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Isao Suzuki
Isao Suzuki
Sound Recordist
Ryuji Matsumoto
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Iwao Ishii
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Sôhei Hasegawa
Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer
Yoshifumi Aoki
Yoshifumi Aoki
Lighting Technician

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