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.

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Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

27 Aug 1969

63%

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

14 Nov 1969

70%

Tora-san, His Tender Love

15 Jan 1970

74%

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

26 Feb 1970

78%

Tora-san's Runaway

26 Aug 1970

72%

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

15 Jan 1971

78%

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

28 Apr 1971

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Tora-san's Love Call

29 Dec 1971

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Tora-san's Dear Old Home

05 Aug 1972

76%

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

29 Dec 1972

80%

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

04 Jan 1973

80%

Tora-san Loves an Artist

25 Dec 1973

73%

Tora-san's Lovesick

10 Aug 1974

75%

Tora-san's Lullaby

28 Dec 1974

80%

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

19 Aug 1975

77%

Tora-san, the Intellectual

27 Dec 1975

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Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

23 Jul 1976

85%

Tora-san's Pure Love

25 Dec 1976

85%

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

06 Aug 1977

77%

Tora-san Plays Cupid

24 Dec 1977

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Stage-Struck Tora-san

05 Aug 1978

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Talk of the Town Tora-san

27 Dec 1978

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Tora-san, the Matchmaker

04 Aug 1979

80%

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

28 Dec 1979

80%

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

02 Aug 1980

75%

Foster Daddy, Tora!

27 Dec 1980

85%

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

08 Aug 1981

80%

Tora-san's Promise

28 Dec 1981

80%

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

07 Aug 1982

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Tora-san, the Expert

28 Dec 1982

80%

Tora-san's Song of Love

06 Aug 1983

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Tora-san Goes Religious?

28 Dec 1983

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Marriage Counselor Tora-san

04 Aug 1984

80%

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

28 Dec 1984

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Tora-san, the Go-Between

03 Aug 1985

80%

Tora-san's Island Encounter

28 Dec 1985

75%

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

20 Dec 1986

87%

Tora-san Goes North

15 Aug 1987

90%

Tora-san Plays Daddy

26 Dec 1987

85%

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

24 Dec 1988

80%

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

05 Aug 1989

87%

Tora-san, My Uncle

27 Dec 1989

80%

Tora-san Takes a Vacation

22 Dec 1990

80%

Tora-san Confesses

23 Dec 1991

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Tora-san Makes Excuses

26 Dec 1992

85%

Tora-san's Matchmaker

25 Dec 1993

80%

Tora-san's Easy Advice

23 Dec 1994

73%

Tora-san to the Rescue

23 Dec 1995

85%

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

22 Nov 1997

80%

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

27 Dec 2019