Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)

Director
Yôji Yamada

Main cast
Kiyoshi Atsumi; Chieko Baishô; Fumi Dan; Hidetaka Yoshioka; Chishû Ryû

Genres


Description
Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents divorced and took her out of Tokyo.


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