It's Tough Being a Man
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Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura's chance to marry someone, as well as just being a real pain to those around him. There is a sentimental side to him also, and the best way to describe him is that he grows on you.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1969-08-27
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Yoji Yamada
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Comedy
Original title: It's Tough Being a Man
Production Companies: Shochiku
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Chieko Baisho
Sachiko Mitsumoto
Chishū Ryū
Takashi Shimura
Shin Morikawa
Gin Maeda
Taisaku Akino
Gajirō Satō
Keiroku Seki
Chieko Misaki
Hisao Dazai
Shunsuke Omi
Taichiro Hirokawa
Tora-san Series
It's Tough Being a Man
1969-08-27
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1969-11-14
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Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970-01-15
Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
1970-02-26
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii
Tora-san's Runaway
1970-08-26
After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971-01-15
Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown a
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971-04-28
After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.
Tora-san's Love Call
1971-12-29
Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972-08-05
While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, Torajiro befriends three young wom
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972-12-29
When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying h
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1973-01-04
On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973-12-25
Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encount
Tora-san's Lovesick
1974-08-10
After Torajiro's latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into U
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974-12-28
After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and l
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975-08-19
Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing ca
Tora-san, the Intellectual
1975-12-27
Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago.
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976-07-23
Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mits
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976-12-25
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977-08-06
Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's
Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977-12-24
Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by th
Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978-08-05
Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn w
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978-12-27
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1979-08-04
Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979-12-28
Tora-san's opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan sto
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1980-08-02
When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her si
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980-12-27
After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to To
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981-08-08
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to tra
Tora-san's Promise
1981-12-28
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarra
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982-08-07
During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully compre
Tora-san, the Expert
1982-12-28
Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a y
Tora-san's Song of Love
1983-08-06
Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983-12-28
Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father.
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984-08-04
In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san mee
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984-12-28
Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abrupt
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985-08-03
In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself. She
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985-12-28
Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), run
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986-12-20
During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that
Tora-san Goes North
1987-08-15
When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune)
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987-12-26
A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly tu
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988-12-24
In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is a
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989-08-05
During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vie
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989-12-27
Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents divorced
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990-12-22
Mitsuo goes to Nagoya to visit Izumi, whose father left Izumi’s sad, bar hostess mother for another
Tora-san Confesses
1991-12-23
When Izumi can't stand seeing her mother flirt with other men, she leaves home. She sends a letter t
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992-12-26
Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo com
Tora-san's Matchmaker
1993-12-25
After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a
Tora-san's Easy Advice
1994-12-23
Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival and is introduced to a f
Tora-san to the Rescue
1995-12-23
Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo’s girlfriend who is engaged to
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1997-11-22
Carrying a bag full of samples, Mitsuo makes rounds to shoe stores in remote cities. While staying a
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
2019-12-27
The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th
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