It's Tough Being a Man
Directed by Yoji Yamada
Japan's most beloved loser
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.
Duration
1h 31m
Released
August 27, 1969
Cast31
Part ofThe Tora-san Series
Includes It's Tough Being a Man (1969), Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969), Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970), Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970), Tora-san's Runaway (1970), Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971), Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971), Tora-san's Love Call (1971), Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972), Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972), Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973), Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973), Tora-san's Lovesick (1974), Tora-san's Lullaby (1974), Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975), Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975), Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976), Tora-san's Pure Love (1976), Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977), Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977), Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978), Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978), Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979), Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979), Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980), Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980), Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981), Tora-san's Promise (1981), Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982), Tora-san, the Expert (1982), Tora-san's Song of Love (1983), Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983), Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984), Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985), Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985), Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986), Tora-san Goes North (1987), Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987), Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988), Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989), Tora-san, My Uncle (1989), Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990), Tora-san Confesses (1991), Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992), Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993), Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994), Tora-san to the Rescue (1995), Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997), and Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019).
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