L'américain (1979)
Michael Jordan (Herb Edelman) arrive d’Amérique pour vendre des vitamines, mais rencontre bien des difficultés. Sur une initiative bienveillante du révérend du temple (Chishû Ryû), Michael est finalement hébergé chez Toraya où toute la famille l’accueille aimablement. C’est alors que Tora, qui dit détester l’Amérique, revient à la maison, et tout le monde craint d’abord une confrontation. Contre toute attente, Tora revoit son jugement lorsque la professeure d’anglais de Mitsuo, Megumi (Hiroko Hayashi), et sa mère, la belle Keiko (Kyôko Kagawa), font leur apparition...
Directeur: Yōji Yamada
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渥美清 as Kuruma Torajiro |
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Herb Edelman as Michael |
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Chieko Baisho as Sakura |
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下條正巳 as |
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三崎千恵子 as |
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前田吟 as |
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太宰久雄 as |
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佐藤蛾次郎 as |
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中村はやと as |
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吉田義夫 as |
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犬塚弘 as |
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梅野泰靖 as |
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小島三児 as |
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Taiji Tonoyama as |
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津嘉山正種 as |
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山口豪久 as |
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笠井一彦 as |
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Takuya Shiba as |
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田中世津子 as |
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岡本茉利 as |
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Akihiko Hanyû as |
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Kenji Kimura as |
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Seiji Shinohara as |
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谷よしの as |
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Haruko Chichibu as |
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Keiji Tsuchida as |
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高木信夫 as |
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林寛子 as Megumi |
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Chishū Ryū as |
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香川京子 as Keiko |
| Directing | Yōji Yamada | Director |
| Writing | Yōji Yamada | Writer |
| Writing | Leonard Schrader | Writer |
| Writing | 栗山富夫 | Writer |
| Production | 島津清 | Executive Producer |
| Writing | 朝間義隆 | Writer |
| Camera | 高羽哲夫 | Director of Photography |
| Art | 出川三男 | Art Direction |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | 中村寛 | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | 松本隆司 | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | 青木好文 | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | 石井巌 | Editor |
| Camera | 長谷川宗平 | Still Photographer |