It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

  • NR
  • 08/27/1969 (JP)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 31m

Japan's most beloved loser

Overview

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.

Yoji Yamada

Director, Screenplay

Azuma Morisaki

Screenplay

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi's headshot

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajirô Kuruma
Chieko Baisho's headshot

Chieko Baisho

Sakura
Sachiko Mitsumoto's headshot

Sachiko Mitsumoto

Fuyuko
Chishū Ryū's headshot

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama
Takashi Shimura's headshot

Takashi Shimura

Hyôichirô Suwa
Shin Morikawa's headshot

Shin Morikawa

Ryûzô
Gin Maeda's headshot

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi Suwa
Taisaku Akino's headshot

Taisaku Akino

Noboru Kawamata

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