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Tora-san Plays Cupid is a film of genre Comedy directed by Yōji Yamada with Kiyoshi Atsumi
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
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Add to a movie listTora-san Plays Cupid (男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Gambare!) aka Tora-san, Hold Out! is a 1977 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Shiho Fujimura as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san Plays Cupid is the twentieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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Tora-san plays at matchmaker, trying to arrange a romance between Ryōsuke and Sachiko. His advice proves disastrous and Tora-san instead falls in love with Ryōsuke's sister.Actors
Kiyoshi Atsumi
(Torajirō)
Chieko Baishō
(Sakura)
Masatoshi Nakamura
(Ryōsuke Shimada)
Shiho Fujimura
(Fujiko)
Shinobu Ōtake
(Sachiko Fukumura)
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