Movie: It's Tough Being a Man

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi
渥美清

Torajirô Kuruma

Chieko Baisho
倍賞千恵子

Sakura

Sachiko Mitsumoto
光本幸子

Fuyuko

Chishū Ryū
笠智衆

Gozen-sama

Takashi Shimura
志村喬

Hyôichirô Suwa

Shin Morikawa
森川信

Ryûzô

Gin Maeda
前田吟

Hiroshi Suwa

Taisaku Akino
秋野太作

Noboru Kawamata

Gajirō Satō
佐藤蛾次郎

Genkichi

Keiroku Seki
関敬六

Shikaisha

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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.

  • Release Date

    1969-08-27

  • Average

    8.1

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Japan's most beloved loser

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語
  • Keywords

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