Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.
Director: Yoji Yamada
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajiro |
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Chieko Baisho as Sakura |
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Kiichi Nakai as Kazumichi |
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Kaoru Sugita as Hiromi |
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Masami Shimojō as Uncle |
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Chieko Misaki as Aunty |
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Gin Maeda as Hiroshi |
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Hisao Dazai as President |
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Gajirō Satō as Genko |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo |
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Yasukiyo Umeno as |
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Masako Yagi as |
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Takanobu Hozumi as |
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Leonard Kuma as |
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Saburo Ishikura as |
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Aki Takejo as |
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Akira Hitomi as |
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Keiroku Seki as |
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Sayoko Makino as |
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Ayako Ueno as |
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Tsuyako Okajima as |
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Chieko Ichikawa as |
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Eiko Hikari as |
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Yoshino Tani as |
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Yōko Moriguchi as |
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Azuma Nishiya as |
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Kazuhiko Kasai as |
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Shoji Wazawa as |
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Midori Kawai as |
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Rei Hoshino as |
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Koji Tsuyuki as |
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Rachel as |
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Toru Moriyama as |
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Chishū Ryū as the High Priest |
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Tatsuo Matsumura as the Rendaiji Priest |
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Isamu Nagato as Osakaya |
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Keiko Takeshita as Tomoko |
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Writer |
| Writing | Yoshitaka Asama | Writer |
| Camera | Tetsuo Takaha | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kiyoshi Shimazu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shigehiro Nakagawa | Executive Producer |
| Art | Mitsuo Degawa | Art Direction |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Isao Suzuki | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ryuji Matsumoto | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Yoshifumi Aoki | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii | Editor |
| Camera | Sôhei Hasegawa | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Original Story |