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18 July 1974 (USA)
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Cast
(in credits order) | Kiyoshi Atsumi | ... | Torajirô Kuruma |
| Chieko Baishô | ... | Sakura |
| Sachiko Mitsumoto | ... | Fuyuko |
 | Chishû Ryû | ... | Gozensama |
 | Takashi Shimura | ... | Hyôichirô Suwa |
| Shin Morikawa | ... | Ryûzô |
| Gin Maeda | ... | Hiroshi Suwa |
| Taisaku Akino | ... | Noboru Kawamata (as Masaaki Tsusaka) |
| Gajirô Satô | ... | Genkichi |
| Keiroku Seki | ... | Shikaisha |
| Chieko Misaki | ... | Tsune Kuruma |
| Hisao Dazai | ... | Umetarô Katsura |
| Shunsuke Ômi | ... | Buchô |
| Taichirô Hirokawa | ... | Michio |
| Fusatarô Ishijima | ... | Michio's Father |
| Matsuko Shiga | ... | Michio's Mother |
| Kiyoko Tsuji | ... | Ikuko |
| Kiyo Murakami | ... | Kawajij no Hosutesu |
| Ken'ichi Ishii | ... | Kôin A |
| Tatsumi Ichiyama | ... | Kôin C |
| Ryûsuke Kita | ... | Yashi |
| Terumitsu Kawashima | ... | Yashi |
| Kosaku Mizuno | (as Kôsaku Mizuno) | |
| Nobuo Takagi | ||
| Toshio Ôkubo | ||
| Ryôko Mizuki | ... | Umetarô's Wife |
| Yoshiko Yonemoto | ||
| Kimiyo Ôtsuka | ||
| Yoshino Tani | ||
| Yasuko Goto | (as Yasuko Gotô) | |
| Haruko Chichibu | ||
| Kazuko Satô |
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| Yôji Yamada | |||
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| Yôji Yamada | (written by) & | |
| Azuma Morisaki | (written by) | |
| Yôji Yamada | (characters) | |
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| Tsutomu Kamimura | .... | producer | |
| Shun'ichi Kobayashi | .... | planner | |
| Yukio Takashima | .... | planner | |
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| Naozumi Yamamoto | |||
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| Tetsuo Takaha | |||
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| Iwao Ishii | |||
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| Chiyoo Umeda | |||
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Shochiku Company (1969) (Japan) (theatrical)
- AnimEigo (2009) (USA) (DVD)
- Shochiku Home Video (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Shôchiku Eiga (1974) (USA) (subtitled)
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"Otoko wa tsurai yo" - Japan (original title)
"It's Tough Being a Man" - Japan (English title)
"Tora San Our Lovable Tramp" - USA (reissue title)
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"It's Tough Being a Man" - Japan (English title)
"Tora San Our Lovable Tramp" - USA (reissue title)
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This first film in what is purported to be the longest run series in film history tells the tale of 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 (the very pretty and sweet Chieko Baisho). 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. This film features smallish roles by two of the greatest actors in film history, Chishu Ryu as a priest and Takashi Shimura, as Sakura's prospective father in law. They light up the screen when they're in the film. Kind of a film about a bygone era in Japan, as itinerant peddlers are all but gone, this film reminds me somewhat of the two "Always Sunset On Third Street" films, as they are also about a bygone era. Crazy, funny & sentimental, this film delivers. I have not seen any of the rest (so far, anyway) of the films in this series, but I am intrigued. Atsumi Kiyoshi, who plays Tora, is good in this. I recommend it, its a very good film.