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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 07/20/2015

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It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

Directed by Yôji Yamada

Comedy | Drama

Overview

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.

Length 91 minutes

Actors

Kiyoshi Atsumi | Chieko Baishô | Sachiko Mitsumoto | Chishū Ryū | Takashi Shimura | Shin Morikawa | Gin Maeda | Taisaku Akino | Gajiro Satoh | Keiroku Seki | Chieko Misaki | Hisao Dazai | Shunsuke Omi | Taichirō Hirokawa | Fusatarô Ishijima | Matsuko Shiga | Kiyoko Tsuji | Noriyo Murakami | Ken'ichi Ishii | Ryûsuke Kita | Terumitsu Kawashima | Kota Mizumori | Nobuo Takagi | Toshio Ohkubo | Ryôko Mizuki | Yoshiko Yonemoto | Kimiyo Ôtsuka | Yoshino Tani | Yasuko Goto | Haruko Chichibu | Kazuko Sato

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

First movie in the longest running movie series in Japan, 48 total films! Wish I had been aware of this series when Yumi was here; she would enjoy these movies. Totally her kind of Japanese humor. Maybe I knew Takashi Shimura was in this but he’s great when he shows up.

Good commentary by Stuart Galbraith. Curious how many of these he does the commentary for… also curious if the entire series is available.

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