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Tora-san Goes Religious? aka Torasan Whistling is a 1983 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Takeshita as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san Goes Religious? is the thirty-second entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Original Release
12/28/1983
US Release
06/29/1984
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kiyoshi Atsumi | Kuruma Torajiro / Torajiro Kuruma |
| Chieko Baishô | Sakura / Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister) |
| Keiko Takeshita | Tomoko |
| Kiichi Nakai | Kazumichi |
| Chishû Ryû | Priest / the High Priest |
| Kaoru Sugita | Hiromi |
| Tatsuo Matsumura | Priest / the Rendaiji Priest |
| Isamu Nagato | Osakaya |
| Leonard Kuma | |
| Gin Maeda | Hiroshi (Sakura's husband) / Hiroshi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kiyoshi Atsumi | Kuruma Torajiro / Torajiro Kuruma |
| Chieko Baishô | Sakura / Sakura Suwa (Torajiro's sister) |
| Keiko Takeshita | Tomoko |
| Kiichi Nakai | Kazumichi |
| Chishû Ryû | Priest / the High Priest |
| Kaoru Sugita | Hiromi |
| Tatsuo Matsumura | Priest / the Rendaiji Priest |
| Isamu Nagato | Osakaya |
| Leonard Kuma | |
| Gin Maeda | Hiroshi (Sakura's husband) / Hiroshi |
| Masami Shimojô | Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle) / Uncle |
| Chieko Misaki | Tsune (Torajiro's aunt) / Aunty |
| Hidetaka Yoshioka | Mitsuo (Sakura's son) / Mitsuo |
| Hisao Dazai | Umetaro (Hiroshi's boss) / President |
| Saburo Ishikura | |
| Yôko Moriguchi | Eriko Suwa |
| Gajirô Satô | Genko |
| Yasukiyo Umeno | |
| Masako Yagi | |
| Takanobu Hozumi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kiyoshi Shimazu | Executive Producer |
| Shigehiro Nakagawa | Executive Producer |
