Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

1975

1h 31m

8.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora-san.

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24 members

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渥美清

Tora

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倍賞千恵子

Sakura

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下條正巳

Uncle

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前田吟

Hiroshi

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三崎千恵子

Aunty

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太宰久雄

President

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佐藤蛾次郎

Genko

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中村はやと

Mitsuo

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吉田義夫

the Slave Merchant

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岩崎加根子

Nobuko

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久里千春

Kimiko

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早乙女愛

Mariko

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笠井一彦

Unknown Role

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Akihiko Hanyû

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Hidetoshi Hasegawa

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Takashi Watanabe

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渡辺紀行

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Kanjiro Osugi

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城戸卓

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北竜介

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船越英二

Hyodo

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笠智衆

the High Priest

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浅丘ルリ子

Lily

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谷よしの

(uncredited)

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