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It's Tough Being a Man

It's Tough Being a ManCast and Crew

Movie"Japan's most beloved loser"

Cast

K
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Torajirô Kuruma
C
Chieko Baisho
as Sakura
S
Sachiko Mitsumoto
as Fuyuko
C
Chishū Ryū
as Gozen-sama
T
Takashi Shimura
as Hyôichirô Suwa
S
Shin Morikawa
as Ryûzô
G
Gin Maeda
as Hiroshi Suwa
T
Taisaku Akino
as Noboru Kawamata
G
Gajiro Satoh
as Genkichi
K
Keiroku Seki
as Shikaisha
C
Chieko Misaki
as Tsune Kuruma
H
Hisao Dazai
as Umetarô Katsura
S
Shunsuke Omi
as Buchô
T
Taichiro Hirokawa
as Michio
F
Fusatarō Ishijima
as Michio's Father
M
Matsuko Shiga
as Michio's Mother
K
Kiyoko Tsuji
as Ikuko
K
Kiyo Murakami
K
Ken'ichi Ishii
R
Ryûsuke Kita
T
Terumitsu Kawashima
K
Kota Mizumori
N
Nobuo Takagi
T
Toshio Ohkubo
R
Ryōko Mizuki
Y
Yoshiko Yonemoto
K
Kimiyo Ōtsuka
Y
Yoshino Tani
Y
Yasuko Goto
H
Haruko Chichibu
K
Kazuko Sato

Crew

Y
Yoji Yamada
Director
T
Tsutomu Kamimura
Executive Producer
T
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
C
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction
N
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
I
Iwao Ishii
Editor
S
Sachio Obi
Sound Recordist
R
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Y
Yoshio Uchida
Lighting Technician
A
Azuma Morisaki
Screenplay
Y
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay

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.