Tora-san's Matchmaker
Tora-san's Matchmaker

Tora-san's Matchmaker

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1993
1h 44m
9.0(3 votes)
Comedy

Overview

After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.

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31 members
Acting

渥美清

Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)

渥美清
Acting

倍賞千恵子

Sakura

倍賞千恵子
Acting

吉岡秀隆

Mitsuo

吉岡秀隆
Acting

松坂慶子

Yoko

松坂慶子
Acting

城山美佳子

Aya

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Acting

佐藤蛾次郎

Gen

佐藤蛾次郎
Acting

太宰久雄

Unknown Role

太宰久雄
Acting

前田吟

Unknown Role

前田吟
Acting

三崎千恵子

Unknown Role

三崎千恵子
Acting

下條正巳

Unknown Role

下條正巳
Acting

西田敏行

Densuke Hamazaki

西田敏行
Acting

関敬六

Unknown Role

No Image
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すまけい

Unknown Role

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笹野高史

Unknown Role

笹野高史
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桜井センリ

Unknown Role

桜井センリ
Acting

松金よね子

Unknown Role

松金よね子
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神戸浩

Unknown Role

神戸浩
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小形雄二

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関時男

Unknown Role

関時男
Acting

人見明

Unknown Role

人見明
Acting

笠井一彦

Unknown Role

笠井一彦
Acting

マキノ佐代子

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北山雅康

Unknown Role

北山雅康
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古本新乃輔

Unknown Role

古本新乃輔
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白鳥勇人

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いとうまい子

Unknown Role

いとうまい子
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川井みどり

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鈴木美恵

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光本幸子

Unknown Role

光本幸子
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島田正吾

Unknown Role

島田正吾
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松坂慶子

Unknown Role

松坂慶子

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