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It's Tough Being a Man(Movie, 1969)

Original title: "男はつらいよ" (Japanese/JA)
1h 31min | Genre: Comedy
It's Tough Being a ManRating: 4.2/5 (with 55 votes)
It's Tough Being a Man (男はつらいよ, Otoko wa tsurai yo) (Am I Trying) (Tora-san Our Lovable Tramp) is a 1969 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Kiyoshi Atsumi. It is the first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. ()
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About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Plays in: Kyoto
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 08/27/1969
Director: Yōji Yamada
Film Editor: Iwao Ishii
Director of Photography: Tetsuo Takaha
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Otoko wa tsurai yo"
"Otoko wa tsurai yo 1"
"Tora San 1"
"Am I Trying"
"Otoko wa Tsurai yo 01"
"Tora San Our Lovable Tramp"
"男はつらいよ"

50 movies in the Collection

1969 It's Tough Being a Man
1969 Tora-san's Cherished Mother ("続・男はつらいよ")
1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love ("男はつらいよ フーテンの寅")
1970 Tora-san's Grand Scheme ("新・男はつらいよ")
1970 Tora-san's Runaway ("男はつらいよ 望郷篇")
1971 Tora-san, the Good Samaritan ("男はつらいよ 奮闘篇")
1971 Tora-san's Love Call ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌")
1971 Tora-san's Shattered Romance ("男はつらいよ 純情篇")
1972 Tora-san's Dear Old Home ("男はつらいよ 柴又慕情")
1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎夢枕")
1973 Tora-san Loves an Artist ("男はつらいよ 私の寅さん")
1973 Tora-san's Forget Me Not ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草")
1974 Tora-san's Lovesick ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋やつれ")
1974 Tora-san's Lullaby ("男はつらいよ　寅次郎の子守唄")
1975 Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again ("男はつらいよ　寅次郎相合い傘")
1975 Tora-san, the Intellectual ("男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇")
1976 Tora-san's Pure Love ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎純情詩集")
1976 Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎夕焼け小焼け")
1977 Tora-san Meets His Lordship ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎と殿様")
1977 Tora-san Plays Cupid ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ！")
1978 Stage-Struck Tora-san ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく")
1978 Talk of the Town Tora-san ("男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎")
1979 Tora-san, the Matchmaker ("男はつらいよ 翔んでる寅次郎")
1979 Tora-san's Dream of Spring ("男はつらいよ　寅次郎の春の夢")
1980 Foster Daddy, Tora! ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌")
1980 Tora-san's Tropical Fever ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花")
1981 Tora-san's Love in Osaka ("男はつらいよ　浪花の恋の寅次郎")
1981 Tora-san's Promise ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船")
1982 Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎あじさいの恋")
1982 Tora-san, the Expert ("男はつらいよ 花も嵐も寅次郎")
1983 Tora-san Goes Religious? ("男はつらいよ　口笛を吹く寅次郎")
1983 Tora-san's Song of Love ("男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎")
1984 Marriage Counselor Tora-san ("男はつらいよ　夜霧にむせぶ寅次郎")
1984 Tora-san's Forbidden Love ("男はつらいよ　寅次郎真実一路")
1985 Tora-san, the Go-Between ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋愛塾")
1985 Tora-san's Island Encounter ("男はつらいよ　柴又より愛をこめて")
1986 Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy ("男はつらいよ 幸福の青い鳥")
1987 Tora-san Goes North ("男はつらいよ 知床慕情")
1987 Tora-san Plays Daddy ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎物語")
1988 Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日")
1989 Tora-san Goes to Vienna ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路")
1989 Tora-san, My Uncle ("男はつらいよ　ぼくの伯父さん")
1990 Tora-san Takes a Vacation ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日")
1991 Tora-san confesses ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白")
1992 Tora-san Makes Excuses ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春")
1993 Tora-san's Matchmaker ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談")
1994 Tora-san's Easy Advice ("男はつらいよ 拝啓車寅次郎様")
1995 Tora-san to the Rescue ("男はつらいよ　寅次郎紅の花")
1997 Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version ("男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花(特別篇)")
2019 Tora-san, Wish You Were Here ("男はつらいよ50 - お帰り 寅さん")

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