is a 1988 Japanese

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directed by Tomio Kuriyama. It was released on 24 December 1988. It is the first film in ''Tsuribaka Nisshi'' series. Most of this series are released as one of double feature such as

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. The origin is , a

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(story) and Kenichi Kitami since 1979. The film focuses on

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Densuke Hamasaki (a.k.a. Hama-chan), whom his supervisor Sasaki has dubbed the "Fishing Baka" because of his passion for fishing.

Cast

Toshiyuki Nishida is a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for '' The Silk Road'' (1988) and ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 6'' (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for '' Get Up!'' and '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (200 ...

as Densuke Hamasaki *

Rentarō Mikuni (also sometimes credited as 三国連太郎) (January 20, 1923 – April 14, 2013) was a Japanese film actor from Gunma Prefecture. He appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and won three Japanese Academy Awards for ...

as Ichinosuke Suzuki *

Eri Ishida is a Japanese people, Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Chōchin (film), Chōchin'' and at the 13th Hochi Film Award for ''A Chaos of Flowers'', ''Hope and Pain'' and ''Wutheri ...

as Michiko Hamasaki *

Kei Tani (born Yasuo Watanabe (渡部泰雄, Watanabe Yasuo) ; 22 February 1932 – 11 September 2010) was a Japanese comedian, actor and musician. Born in Tokyo, he learned to play the trombone and, while a student at Chuo University, began playing in ...

* Mami Yamase *

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as Noguchi

Awards

* 17th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actor -

References

External links

* 1988 films Films directed by Tomio Kuriyama 1980s Japanese-language films Tsuribaka Nisshi Shochiku films 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ja:釣りバカ日誌