Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself. She invites them to her home where the three share a night of eating and drinking. The old woman's health deteriorates and she dies. At her funeral, Tora-san falls in love with the old woman's daughter, but winds up acting as a go-between for her and a young law student.
Director:
Yoji Yamada
Writers:
Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama.
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro Kuruma |
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Chieko Baisho as Sakura |
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Mitsuru Hirata as Tamio Sakata |
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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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Keiroku Seki as |
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Sakae Umezu as |
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Yasuhisa Sonoda as |
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Fumio Tsukiji as |
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Katsuumi Niwa as |
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Tokuko Sugiyama as Koharu |
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Kotoe Hatsui as Hama Egami |
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Setsuko Tanaka as |
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Yoko Fujikawa as |
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Kazuhiko Kasai as |
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Junshi Shimada as |
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Takuya Shiba as |
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Haruhiko Takemura as |
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Yoshino Tani as |
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Yoshiko Togawa as |
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Midori Kawai as |
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Sayoko Makino as |
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Jun Miho as Akemi |
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Tatsuo Matsumura as the Professor |
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Chishū Ryū as the High Priest |
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Kanako Higuchi as Wakana Egami |
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Camera | Tetsuo Takaha | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mitsuo Degawa | Art Direction |
| Production | Kiyoshi Shimazu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shigehiro Nakagawa | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Yoshifumi Aoki | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii | Editor |
| Sound | Isao Suzuki | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Sôhei Hasegawa | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Yoshitaka Asama | Screenplay |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ryuji Matsumoto | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Original Story |