It's Tough Being a Man ·男はつらいよ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.

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Comedy
Release Date

Aug 27, 1969

Duration: 1h 31 min

Popularity: 1.5088
18 votes
Directed by

Yoji Yamada

Screenplay by

Azuma MorisakiYoji Yamada

Productions

Shochiku (JP)

Collection
Tora-san Series
Budget

Revenue: NA