It's Tough Being a Man

It's Tough Being a Man

91 mins | Comedy | Aug. 27, 1969

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.

It's Tough Being a Man

91 mins | Comedy | Aug. 27, 1969

It's Tough Being a Man
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 男はつらいよ
Directors Yoji Yamada
Writers Azuma Morisaki, Yoji Yamada

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

as Torajirô Kuruma

Chieko Baisho

as Sakura

Sachiko Mitsumoto

as Fuyuko

Chishū Ryū

as Gozen-sama

Takashi Shimura

as Hyôichirô Suwa

Shin Morikawa

as Ryûzô

Gin Maeda

as Hiroshi Suwa

Taisaku Akino

as Noboru Kawamata

Gajiro Satoh

as Genkichi

Keiroku Seki

as Shikaisha

Chieko Misaki

as Tsune Kuruma

Hisao Dazai

as Umetarô Katsura

Shunsuke Omi

as Buchô

Taichiro Hirokawa

as Michio

Fusatarō Ishijima

as Michio's Father

Matsuko Shiga

as Michio's Mother

Kiyoko Tsuji

as Ikuko