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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Tora-san Plays Daddy' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Tora-san Plays Daddy' right now, here are some details about the comedy flick.
Released , 'Tora-san Plays Daddy' stars Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Midori Satsuki The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a user score of 90 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 2 respected users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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”." .
Tora-san Series
Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.
