Tora-san's Home Run

1958 0h 56m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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The second Tora-San feature.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kingorō Yanagiya
Ichirō Arishima
Toshiyasu Hiyoshi
Yaeko Wakamizu
Jun Fujio
Kiyomi Mizunoya
Takako Kawada
Shinichi Yanagisawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Motoyoshi Oda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Motoyoshi Oda, shot by Minoru Kuribayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kingorō Yanagiya and Ichirō Arishima and Toshiyasu Hiyoshi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0420029 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Motoyoshi Oda directs. Minoru Kuribayashi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Motoyoshi Oda, shot by Minoru Kuribayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Kingorō Yanagiya and Ichirō Arishima and Toshiyasu Hiyoshi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0420029 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.