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Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
Directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi
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After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Chishū Ryū | Komaki Kurihara | Sachiko Murase | Ginzô Sekiguchi | Jun Hamamura | Masao Mishima | Hisao Dazai | Tatsumi Ichiyama | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Chieko Baishô | Ichirô Zaitsu | Gajiro Satoh | Ken'ichi Ishii | Chieko Misaki | Gin Maeda | Tadashi Yokouchi | Shin Morikawa | Nobuo Takagi | Kentarô Imai | Kimiyo Ôtsuka | Akihiko Hanyû | Hidetoshi Hasegawa | Yoshino Tani | Kôei Yamamoto | Taisaku Akino | Kota Mizumori | Sōnosuke Oda | Shunji Sayama | Tadao Futami | Gen Idemitsu | Hideaki Komori | Terumitsu Kawashima | Ryûsuke Kita | Taku Kido | Toshio Ohkubo | Kenji Sonoda | Kuniko Wakiyama | Yoshisaburo Owa | Takashi Eto
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2015 | TV | DVD | Rented | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Could be my favorite in the Tora-san series. There’s like three different stories here that weave together with some fun and sad outcomes. Totally get why this was such a huge hit in Japan. A lot of wordplay humor.
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