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6.9
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It's Tough Being a Man (1969)
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.
poster
67
?
7.0
/281/
63
/3/
68
/7/
3.5
/271/

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
poster
?
6.2
/43/
20
/1/
80
/1/

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)
Carrying a bag full of samples, Mitsuo makes rounds to shoe stores in remote cities. While staying at budget hotels, his thoughts turn to Tora-san.
poster
76
?
6.8
/107/
76
/3/
85
/2/

Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.
poster
81
?
7.0
/138/
83
/3/
90
/3/

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.
poster
78
?
6.5
/103/
80
/3/
90
/2/

Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.
poster
63
?
6.8
/135/
62
/4/
73
/3/

Tora-san's Lovesick (1974)
After Torajiro's latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako (last seen in Tora-san's Dear Old Home), now a widow.
poster
?
6.4
/104/
80
/3/
85
/2/

Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.
poster
?
6.8
/93/
65
/5/
87
/3/

Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents divorced and took her out of Tokyo.
poster
?
6.1
/98/
85
/2/
80
/2/

Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn where he meets Tomekichi, a young man who looks up to Tora-san.
poster
68
?
6.7
/187/
60
/5/
78
/6/

Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.
poster
75
?
6.8
/110/
80
/2/
80
/3/

Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
Tora-san's opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata.
poster
75
?
6.5
/105/
85
/2/
77
/3/

Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.
poster
68
?
6.8
/112/
60
/3/
77
/3/

Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago. When he returns to Shibamata with the intent to study, he falls for Toraya's new tenant instead.
poster
69
?
6.8
/112/
56
/3/
85
/2/

Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.
poster
63
?
6.3
/115/
65
/4/
75
/4/

Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)
After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again. During his travels, Torajiro meets a father who shares a drink with him. In the morning, Torajiro is shocked to learn that the man has left his baby behind and a note asking Tora to take care of the child.
poster
66
?
6.6
/173/
60
/3/
74
/5/

Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.
poster
77
?
6.8
/125/
80
/2/
85
/2/

Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.
poster
70
?
6.9
/123/
63
/3/
80
/2/

Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.
poster
?
6.4
/85/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Tora-san Confesses (1991)
When Izumi can't stand seeing her mother flirt with other men, she leaves home. She sends a letter to Mitsuo and Mitsuo goes looking for her. But Izumi unexpectedly meets Tora-san.
poster
?
6.2
/83/
55
/2/
80
/3/

Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)
Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival and is introduced to a friend’s sister. Tora-san meanwhile helps an injured housewife on her yearly vacation.
poster
?
6.5
/86/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.
poster
66
?
7.1
/117/
55
/2/
73
/3/

Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo’s girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.
poster
?
6.8
/94/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
Mitsuo goes to Nagoya to visit Izumi, whose father left Izumi’s sad, bar hostess mother for another woman, so together they decide to confront him in Oita. Meanwhile, Izumi’s mother befriends Tora-san and together they travel to Oita to meet them, with Tora-san quickly falling for her en route.
poster
?
6.5
/85/
56
/3/
85
/2/

Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.
poster
?
6.7
/98/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.
poster
?
6.2
/91/
52
/4/
80
/2/

Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.
poster
73
?
6.6
/218/
85
/2/
70
/6/

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.
poster
?
6.4
/78/
56
/3/
85
/2/

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.
poster
70
?
7.0
/151/
56
/3/
87
/3/

Tora-san Goes North (1987)
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.
poster
?
6.7
/91/
56
/3/
90
/2/

Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy’s mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.
poster
?
6.0
/86/
55
/2/
75
/2/

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and his family help the friend's daughter, who becomes romantically involved with an aspiring artist.
poster
?
6.3
/87/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to Tora-san's wandering existence. Tora-san becomes attracted to a female barber, but must break off their relationship so that she too can live a secure life. She instead gets into an abusive relationship with a motorcyclist.
poster
?
6.5
/86/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.
poster
69
?
6.7
/176/
80
/3/
72
/4/

Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)
Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura. Meanwhile, a new tenant moves into Toraya restaurant.
poster
71
?
7.1
/110/
63
/3/
80
/2/

Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.
poster
?
6.5
/95/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found.
poster
?
6.5
/90/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.
poster
?
6.5
/86/
63
/3/
65
/3/

Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself. She invites them to her home where the three share a night of eating and drinking. The old woman's health deteriorates and she dies. At her funeral, Tora-san falls in love with the old woman's daughter, but winds up acting as a go-between for her and a young law student.
poster
?
6.5
/96/
55
/2/
80
/2/

Tora-san's Promise (1981)
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.
poster
69
?
6.8
/111/
55
/4/
85
/2/

Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.
poster
76
?
6.8
/143/
80
/3/
80
/6/

Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.
poster
70
?
7.2
/155/
60
/3/
80
/5/

Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
poster
66
?
6.9
/145/
65
/4/
78
/5/

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)
After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.
poster
70
?
6.8
/133/
66
/3/
76
/5/

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.
poster
?
6.6
/101/
55
/2/
75
/2/

Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam.
poster
70
?
6.7
/321/
64
/9/
80
/2/

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)
The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series. The adult Mitsuo, Tora-san’s nephew, who runs into Izumi, his first love, whom he had once promised to marry. The familiar faces of Kurumaya Cafe, which Tora-san’s family ran in Shibamata, also return. Catching up with old friends, it is always their dearest memories of Tora-san which everyone shares on such occasions…
poster
80
?
7.1
/148/
90
/3/
80
/2/

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)
Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora-san.


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