Japan It's Tough Being a Man sits in the top 7% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #326 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
男はつらいよ
“Japan's most beloved loser”
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.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #326 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #149 of 1,411 (top 11%).
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with It's Tough Being a Man. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1968–1970 Japan Window
It's Tough Being a Man tops the 65 Japan films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when It's Tough Being a Man premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Japan films in 1969.
The 319th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Japan films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | August 27, 1969 |
| IMDb | tt0064777 |