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It's Tough Being a Man
It's Tough Being a Man

It's Tough Being a Man

Japan's most beloved loser

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

27 August 1969

Country

Japan

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Torajirô Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sakura

Sachiko Mitsumoto

Sachiko Mitsumoto

Fuyuko

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Gozen-sama

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Hyôichirô Suwa

Shin Morikawa

Shin Morikawa

Ryûzô

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Hiroshi Suwa

Taisaku Akino

Taisaku Akino

Noboru Kawamata

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Genkichi

Keiroku Seki

Keiroku Seki

Shikaisha

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Tsune Kuruma

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Umetarô Katsura

Shunsuke Omi

Shunsuke Omi

Buchô

Taichiro Hirokawa

Taichiro Hirokawa

Michio

Fusatarō Ishijima

Fusatarō Ishijima

Michio's Father

Matsuko Shiga

Matsuko Shiga

Michio's Mother

Kiyoko Tsuji

Kiyoko Tsuji

Ikuko

Kiyo Murakami

Kiyo Murakami

Ken'ichi Ishii

Ken'ichi Ishii

Ryûsuke Kita

Ryûsuke Kita

Terumitsu Kawashima

Terumitsu Kawashima

Kota Mizumori

Kota Mizumori

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Toshio Ohkubo

Toshio Ohkubo

Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Yoshiko Yonemoto

Yoshiko Yonemoto

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Yasuko Goto

Yasuko Goto

Haruko Chichibu

Haruko Chichibu

Kazuko Sato

Kazuko Sato

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