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Tora-san, the Matchmaker is a film of genre Comedy directed by Yōji Yamada with Kiyoshi Atsumi
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
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Add to a movie listTora-san, the Matchmaker (男はつらいよ 翔んでる寅次郎, Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Tonderu Torajirō) aka Tora-san Riding High is a 1979 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kaori Momoi as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san, the Matchmaker is the twenty-third entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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Tora-san convinces the hesitant Hitomi to go through with her plans to marry her intended spouse.Actors
Kiyoshi Atsumi
(Torajiro)
Kaori Momoi
(Hitomi)
Chieko Baishō
(Sakura)
Michiyo Kogure
(Kuniko)
Masami Shimojō
(Tatsuzo)
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