27 December 1978 Comedy 104 mins
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora
Chieko Baisho as Sakura
Masami Shimojō as Tatsuzo
Chieko Misaki as Tsune
Gin Maeda as Hiroshi
Hisao Dazai as Umetaro
Gajirō Satō as Gen
Reiko Ōhara as Sanae
Yoji Yamada Director
Yoshitaka Asama Writer
Yoji Yamada Writer
Iwao Ishii Editor
Kiyoshi Shimazu Executive Producer
Tetsuo Takaha Director of Photography
Mitsuo Degawa Art Direction
Naozumi Yamamoto Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Nakamura Sound Recordist
Ryuji Matsumoto Sound Mixer
Yoshifumi Aoki Lighting Technician
Sôhei Hasegawa Still Photographer
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Japan 27 December 1978
United States 28 September 1979
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