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.
50 films
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
1970
Tora-san's Runaway
1970
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1973
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973
Tora-san's Lovesick
1974
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual
1975
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977
Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1979
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1980
Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
Tora-san's Promise
1981
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
Tora-san's Song of Love
1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
Watching
Tora-san Goes North
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
1987
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
Tora-san, My Uncle
1989
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
Tora-san Confesses
1991
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992
Tora-san's Matchmaker
1993
Tora-san's Easy Advice
1994
Tora-san to the Rescue
1995
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1997
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
2019
Yoji Yamada (Director) · Yoshitaka Asama (Screenplay)
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Torajiro Kuruma
Toshirō Mifune
Junkichi Ueno
Chieko Baisho
Sakura
Keiko Takeshita
Rinko
Masami Shimojō
Uncle
Chieko Misaki
Aunty
Gin Maeda
Hiroshi
Hisao Dazai
President
Gajirō Satō
Genko
Chishū Ryū
The High Priest
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsuo
Jun Miho
Akemi
Keiko Awaji
Etsuko
Issey Ogata
Hospital Doctor
Takashi Sasano
Kimihiro Reizei
Makoto Akatsuka
Masayuki Yui
Nagatoshi Sakamoto
Kazuhiko Kasai
Rumiko Ishikawa
Keiroku Seki
Kei Suma
The Skipper
Sayoko Makino
Yukari
Midori Kawai
Rie Kurayama
Ritsuko Amano
Seiji Shinohara
Shinobu Obara
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When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.
