Trailer
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Filmography
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Known For
Tora-san Plays Daddy Torajiro Kuruma (1987) -
Tora-san Meets His Lordship Torajiro Kuruma (1977) -
Village of Eight Gravestones Kôsuke Kindaichi (1977) -
Known For
Talk of the Town Tora-san Torajiro Kuruma (1978) -
Actor
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen Torajiro Kuruma (1997) -
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana Torajiro Kuruma (1995) -
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama Torajiro Kuruma (1994) -
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan Torajiro Kuruma (1993) -
A Class to Remember (1993) -
Tora-San Makes Excuses Torajiro Kuruma (1992) -
Tora-san Confesses Torajiro Kuruma (1991) -
Tora-san Takes a Vacation Torajiro Kuruma (1990) -
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan Torajiro Kuruma (1989) -
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji Torajiro Kuruma (1989) -
![Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial]( "Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial")
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial Torajiro Kuruma (1988) -
![Hope and Pain]( "Hope and Pain")
Hope and Pain Havaosuke the dormitory cook (1988) -
![Children on the Island]( "Children on the Island")
Children on the Island Narrator (1987) -
![Tora-san Plays Daddy]( "Tora-san Plays Daddy")
Tora-san Plays Daddy Torajiro Kuruma (1987) -
![Tora-san Goes North]( "Tora-san Goes North")
Tora-san Goes North Torajirô Kuruma (1987) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori")
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori Torajiro Kuruma (1986) -
![Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies]( "Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies")
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies Kihachi (1986) -
![Tora-san's Island Encounter]( "Tora-san's Island Encounter")
Tora-san's Island Encounter Torajiro Kuruma (1985) -
![Tora-san, the Go-between]( "Tora-san, the Go-between")
Tora-san, the Go-between Torajirô Kuruma (1985) -
![Tora-san's Forbidden Love]( "Tora-san's Forbidden Love")
Tora-san's Forbidden Love Torajirô Kuruma (1984) -
![Marriage Counselor Tora-san]( "Marriage Counselor Tora-san")
Marriage Counselor Tora-san Torajiro Kuruma (1984) -
![Tora-san Goes Religious?]( "Tora-san Goes Religious?")
Tora-san Goes Religious? Torajiro Kuruma (1983) -
![Tora-san's Song of Love]( "Tora-san's Song of Love")
Tora-san's Song of Love Torajirô Kuruma (1983) -
![Tora-san, the Expert]( "Tora-san, the Expert")
Tora-san, the Expert Torajirô Kuruma (1982) -
![Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san]( "Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san")
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san Torajiro Kuruma (1982) -
![Tora-san's Promise]( "Tora-san's Promise")
Tora-san's Promise Torajiro Kuruma (1981) -
![Tora-san's Love in Osaka]( "Tora-san's Love in Osaka")
Tora-san's Love in Osaka Torajirô Kuruma (1981) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta")
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta Torajiro Kuruma (1980) -
Tennou no ryouriban (1980)
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![Tora-san's Tropical Fever]( "Tora-san's Tropical Fever")
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Torajiro Kuruma (1980) -
![A Distant Cry from Spring]( "A Distant Cry from Spring")
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980) -
![Tora-san's Dream of Spring]( "Tora-san's Dream of Spring")
Tora-san's Dream of Spring Torajirô Kuruma (1979) -
![Tora-san, the Matchmaker]( "Tora-san, the Matchmaker")
Tora-san, the Matchmaker Torajirô Kuruma (1979) -
![Ore-tachi no kokyogaku]( "Ore-tachi no kokyogaku")
Ore-tachi no kokyogaku (1979) -
![Talk of the Town Tora-san]( "Talk of the Town Tora-san")
Talk of the Town Tora-san Torajiro Kuruma (1978) -
![August Without Emperor]( "August Without Emperor")
August Without Emperor Kubo (1978) -
![Stage-struck Tora-san]( "Stage-struck Tora-san")
Stage-struck Tora-san Torajiro Kuruma (1978) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare!]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare!")
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! Torajiro Kuruma (1977) -
![Village of Eight Gravestones]( "Village of Eight Gravestones")
Village of Eight Gravestones Kôsuke Kindaichi (1977) -
![The Yellow Handkerchief]( "The Yellow Handkerchief")
The Yellow Handkerchief Watanabe kakarichô (1977) -
![Tora-san Meets His Lordship]( "Tora-san Meets His Lordship")
Tora-san Meets His Lordship Torajiro Kuruma (1977) -
![Tora's Pure Love]( "Tora's Pure Love")
Tora's Pure Love Torajiro Kuruma (1976) -
![Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset]( "Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset")
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset Torajiro Kuruma (1976) -
![Tora-san, the Intellectual]( "Tora-san, the Intellectual")
Tora-san, the Intellectual Torajiro Kuruma (1975) -
![The Village]( "The Village")
The Village (1975) -
![Tora-san's Rise and Fall]( "Tora-san's Rise and Fall")
Tora-san's Rise and Fall Torajiro Kuruma (1975) -
![Tora-san's Lullaby]( "Tora-san's Lullaby")
Tora-san's Lullaby Torajiro Kuruma (1974) -
![The Castle of Sand]( "The Castle of Sand")
The Castle of Sand Movie Theater Manager (1974) -
![Tora-san's Lovesick]( "Tora-san's Lovesick")
Tora-san's Lovesick Torajiro Kuruma (1974) -
Tokyo do mannaka (1974)
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![Tora-san Loves an Artist]( "Tora-san Loves an Artist")
Tora-san Loves an Artist Torajiro Kuruma (1973) -
![Tora-san's Forget Me Not]( "Tora-san's Forget Me Not")
Tora-san's Forget Me Not Torajiro Kuruma (1973) -
![Aa koe naki tomo]( "Aa koe naki tomo")
Aa koe naki tomo Tamiji Nishiyama (1972) -
![Tora-san's Dream-Come-True]( "Tora-san's Dream-Come-True")
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Torajiro Kuruma (1972) -
![Home from the Sea]( "Home from the Sea")
Home from the Sea Matsushita (1972) -
![Tora-san's Dear Old Home]( "Tora-san's Dear Old Home")
Tora-san's Dear Old Home Torajiro Kuruma (1972) -
![Watch Your Heart, Tamegoro]( "Watch Your Heart, Tamegoro")
Watch Your Heart, Tamegoro (1971) -
![Tora-san's Love Call]( "Tora-san's Love Call")
Tora-san's Love Call Torajiro Kuruma (1971) -
![Tora-san, the Good Samaritan]( "Tora-san, the Good Samaritan")
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan Torajiro Kuruma (1971) -
![Tora-san's Shattered Romance]( "Tora-san's Shattered Romance")
Tora-san's Shattered Romance Torajirô Kuruma (1971) -
![Where Spring Comes Late]( "Where Spring Comes Late")
Where Spring Comes Late (1970) -
![Tora! Tora! Tora!]( "Tora! Tora! Tora!")
Tora! Tora! Tora! Cook #1 (Japanese version only) (1970) -
![Tora-san's Runaway]( "Tora-san's Runaway")
Tora-san's Runaway Torajiro Kuruma (1970) -
Kigeki: Otoko wa aikyo Okera no Goro (1970)
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![Tora-san's Grand Scheme]( "Tora-san's Grand Scheme")
Tora-san's Grand Scheme Torajirô Kuruma (1970) -
![Tora-san, His Tender Love]( "Tora-san, His Tender Love")
Tora-san, His Tender Love Torajirô Kuruma (1970) -
![Tora-San's Cherished Mother]( "Tora-San's Cherished Mother")
Tora-San's Cherished Mother Torajirô Kuruma (1969) -
Kigeki: Onna wa dokyô Tsutomu (1969)
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![Am I Trying]( "Am I Trying")
Am I Trying Torajirô Kuruma (1969) -
Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajirô Kuruma (1968-1969)
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![Kigeki hatsumoude resha]( "Kigeki hatsumoude resha")
Kigeki hatsumoude resha Ueda (1968) -
Scrap Collectors Hose (1968)
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![Gion matsuri]( "Gion matsuri")
Gion matsuri (1968) -
![Hakuchû dôdô]( "Hakuchû dôdô")
Hakuchû dôdô Katsuji 'Watakatsu' Watanabe (1968) -
![Fighters on Fire]( "Fighters on Fire")
Fighters on Fire (1968) -
![The Man Without a Map]( "The Man Without a Map")
The Man Without a Map Tashiro (1968) -
![The Sexploiters]( "The Sexploiters")
The Sexploiters Seki (1968) -
Neon taiheiki (1968)
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Otoko nara furimukuna (1967)
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![Kigeki: Dantai ressha]( "Kigeki: Dantai ressha")
Kigeki: Dantai ressha (1967) -
![Kigeki: Kyûkô ressha]( "Kigeki: Kyûkô ressha")
Kigeki: Kyûkô ressha (1967) -
![Green Light to Joy]( "Green Light to Joy")
Green Light to Joy (1967) -
![Nostalgia and the Law]( "Nostalgia and the Law")
Nostalgia and the Law (1966) -
![Mother and Her Eleven Children]( "Mother and Her Eleven Children")
Mother and Her Eleven Children Teiji Yoshida (1966) -
Ohana han (1966)
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![Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki]( "Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki")
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![Un ga yoke rya]( "Un ga yoke rya")
Un ga yoke rya (1966) -
Izuko e (1966)
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The Song of Bwana Toshi Toshi (1965)
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![The Glamorous Ghost]( "The Glamorous Ghost")
The Glamorous Ghost (1964) -
![Baka marudashi]( "Baka marudashi")
Baka marudashi (1964) -
Ore wa bodigado (1964)
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![Haikei sôri daijin sama]( "Haikei sôri daijin sama")
Haikei sôri daijin sama (1964) -
Gendai kane monogatari (1964)
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![Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama]( "Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama")
Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama Zensuke yamaguchi (1964) -
Okashina yatsu Kashô Sanyûtei (1963)
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Gendaikko Actor (1963)
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![Haikei tenno heika sama]( "Haikei tenno heika sama")
Haikei tenno heika sama Shosuke Yamada (1963) -
Whirlwind (1963)
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![Escape from Hell]( "Escape from Hell")
Escape from Hell Ichibei (1963) -
![Sing, Young People!]( "Sing, Young People!")
Sing, Young People! Taxi driver (1963) -
![Attack Squadron!]( "Attack Squadron!")
Attack Squadron! (1963) -
Sarariman Isshin Tasuke (1962)
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Ottamage ningyo monogatari Ginji (1962)
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The Country Boss (1962)
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Good Rascals Ushi (1962)
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Nippon no obaachan Policeman (1962)
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Tôshi reijô Nozaki (1961)
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Daite chôdai (1961)
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Koshinuke nyûipin sodô (1961)
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ActorOtorasan daihanjô Hatta (1958)
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Soundtrack
![Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial]( "Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial")
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![Tora-san Plays Daddy]( "Tora-san Plays Daddy")
Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987) -
![Tora-san Goes North]( "Tora-san Goes North")
Tora-san Goes North (1987) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori")
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![Tora-san's Island Encounter]( "Tora-san's Island Encounter")
Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985) -
![Tora-san, the Go-between]( "Tora-san, the Go-between")
Tora-san, the Go-between (1985) -
![Tora-san's Forbidden Love]( "Tora-san's Forbidden Love")
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984) -
![Marriage Counselor Tora-san]( "Marriage Counselor Tora-san")
Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984) -
![Tora-san Goes Religious?]( "Tora-san Goes Religious?")
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983) -
![Tora-san's Song of Love]( "Tora-san's Song of Love")
Tora-san's Song of Love (1983) -
![Tora-san, the Expert]( "Tora-san, the Expert")
Tora-san, the Expert (1982) -
![Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san]( "Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san")
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![Tora-san's Promise]( "Tora-san's Promise")
Tora-san's Promise (1981) -
![Tora-san's Love in Osaka]( "Tora-san's Love in Osaka")
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta")
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![Tora-san's Tropical Fever]( "Tora-san's Tropical Fever")
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980) -
![Tora-san's Dream of Spring]( "Tora-san's Dream of Spring")
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979) -
![Tora-san, the Matchmaker]( "Tora-san, the Matchmaker")
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979) -
![Talk of the Town Tora-san]( "Talk of the Town Tora-san")
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978) -
![Stage-struck Tora-san]( "Stage-struck Tora-san")
Stage-struck Tora-san (1978) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare!]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare!")
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![Tora-san Meets His Lordship]( "Tora-san Meets His Lordship")
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977) -
![Tora's Pure Love]( "Tora's Pure Love")
Tora's Pure Love (1976) -
![Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset]( "Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset")
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![Tora-san, the Intellectual]( "Tora-san, the Intellectual")
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975) -
![Tora-san's Rise and Fall]( "Tora-san's Rise and Fall")
Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975) -
![Tora-san's Lullaby]( "Tora-san's Lullaby")
Tora-san's Lullaby (1974) -
![Tora-san's Lovesick]( "Tora-san's Lovesick")
Tora-san's Lovesick (1974) -
![Tora-san Loves an Artist]( "Tora-san Loves an Artist")
Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973) -
![Tora-san's Forget Me Not]( "Tora-san's Forget Me Not")
Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973) -
![Tora-san's Dream-Come-True]( "Tora-san's Dream-Come-True")
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972) -
![Tora-san's Dear Old Home]( "Tora-san's Dear Old Home")
Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972) -
![Tora-san's Love Call]( "Tora-san's Love Call")
Tora-san's Love Call (1971) -
![Tora-san, the Good Samaritan]( "Tora-san, the Good Samaritan")
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971) -
![Tora-san's Shattered Romance]( "Tora-san's Shattered Romance")
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971) -
![Tora-san's Runaway]( "Tora-san's Runaway")
Tora-san's Runaway (1970) -
![Tora-san's Grand Scheme]( "Tora-san's Grand Scheme")
Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970) -
![Tora-san, His Tender Love]( "Tora-san, His Tender Love")
Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970) -
![Tora-San's Cherished Mother]( "Tora-San's Cherished Mother")
Tora-San's Cherished Mother (1969) -
Soundtrack
![Am I Trying]( "Am I Trying")
Am I Trying (1969) -
Producer
![Aa koe naki tomo]( "Aa koe naki tomo")
Aa koe naki tomo (1972) -
Archive footage
![Tora-san, Wish You Were Here]( "Tora-san, Wish You Were Here")
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019) -
Archive footage
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Awards
12 wins & 6 nominations.Did You Know
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
Yasuo Tadokoro
Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
Died
(age 68)
Tokyo, Japan
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