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It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

Japan's most beloved loser

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Yoji Yamada
Writer : Azuma Morisaki, Yoji Yamada

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Gajiro Satoh
Gajiro Satoh
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 Ôtsuka
Kimiyo Ôtsuka
Yoshino Tani
Yoshino Tani
Yasuko Goto
Yasuko Goto
Haruko Chichibu
Haruko Chichibu
Kazuko Sato
Kazuko Sato

Crews

Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Director
Tsutomu Kamimura
Tsutomu Kamimura
Executive Producer
Tetsuo Takaha
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Chiyoo Umeda
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction
Naozumi Yamamoto
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Iwao Ishii
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Sachio Obi
Sachio Obi
Sound Recordist
Ryuji Matsumoto
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Yoshio Uchida
Yoshio Uchida
Lighting Technician
Azuma Morisaki
Azuma Morisaki
Screenplay
Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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