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Tora-san's Grand Scheme is a japonais film of genre Comedy with Kiyoshi Atsumi
Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
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Add to a movie listTora-san's Grand Scheme (新・男はつらいよ, Shin Otoko wa Tsurai yo) is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Grand Scheme is the fourth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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Hoping to repay his family for the trouble he has caused them in the past, Torasan gambles and wins at the horse races. He plans to give his uncle and aunt a vacation in Hawaii, but the travel agent turns out to be a con-artist, and makes off with his money. Torasan falls in love with Haruko, a young kindergarten teacher who is renting a room in his uncle's home.Actors
Kiyoshi Atsumi
(Torajiro)
Chieko Baishō
(Sakura)
Komaki Kurihara
(Haruko)
Tadashi Yokouchi
Chishū Ryū
(Priest)
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