---
title: 'Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yōji Yamada'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tora-san-plays-cupid-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076509/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)

1977 · 95 min · Comedy · Japan

Original title: 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ!
Part of: Otoko wa Tsurai yo

## Synopsis

Tora-san Plays Cupid  aka Tora-san, Hold Out! is a 1977 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Shiho Fujimura as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san Plays Cupid is the twentieth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada)

## Cast

- [Masatoshi Nakamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/masatoshi-nakamura)
- [Shinobu Ōtake](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinobu-otake)
- [Kiyoshi Atsumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyoshi-atsumi) as Torajirō Kuruma
- [Hisao Dazai](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisao-dazai)
- [Masami Shimojō](https://cinepixo.com/people/masami-shimojo)
- [Chieko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/chieko-baisho) as Sakura
- [Gin Maeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/gin-maeda)

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Official site: https://www.tora-san.jp/movie/20/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tora-san-plays-cupid-1977
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