Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)

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”.

Released: Dec 26, 1987

Runtime: 101 minutes

Genre: Comedy

Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Midori Satsuki, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki

Crew: Yoji Yamada (Director), Kiyoshi Shimazu (Producer), Yoji Yamada (Screenplay), Yoshitaka Asama (Screenplay), Yoji Yamada (Original Story), Tetsuo Takaha (Director of Photography)