Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)

26 Dec 1987 • Comedy • 1h 41m

A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san's dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy's mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as "daddy".

Yôji Yamada
Director

Yoshitaka Asama, Yôji Yamada
Writer

Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Kumiko Akiyoshi
Starring

Language: Japanese
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
Country: Japan
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6.9

IMDb (81 votes)