Tora-san Goes Religious?
男はつらいよ 口笛を吹く寅次郎
Synopsis
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.
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TORA-SAN GOES RELIGIOUS? (#32)Official
Type: Trailer • Published 2008-10-16
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yoji Yamada
- Screenplay & Story
- Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada
- Original Score
- Naozumi Yamamoto
- Original Title
- 男はつらいよ 口笛を吹く寅次郎
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada
Naozumi Yamamoto
Tetsuo Takaha
Iwao Ishii
Kiyoshi Shimazu, Shigehiro Nakagawa
Department Leadership Roster
Yoshitaka Asama
Writer
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Yoji Yamada
Writer
Yoji Yamada
Director
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
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What is Tora-san Goes Religious? about?
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.
Who directed Tora-san Goes Religious??
Tora-san Goes Religious? was directed by Yoji Yamada.
Who stars in Tora-san Goes Religious??
The principal cast of Tora-san Goes Religious? includes Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Kiichi Nakai, Kaoru Sugita, Masami Shimojō.
When was Tora-san Goes Religious? released and how long is it?
Tora-san Goes Religious? was released in 1983 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
Who composed the musical score for Tora-san Goes Religious??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tora-san Goes Religious? was composed by Naozumi Yamamoto.