It's Tough Being a Man

Where to Watch It's Tough Being a Man

Movie"Japan's most beloved loser"

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Released , 'It's Tough Being a Man' stars Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Sachiko Mitsumoto, Chishū Ryū The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a user score of 81 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 17 top users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .

Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.