Otoko wa tsurai yo ("It's tough being a man") is a long-running and beloved Japanese film series that spanned from 1969 to 1995 and starred Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirou... See full synopsis »
Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo's girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.
1976, Northern Italy. In July 10, an incident in the "ICMESA" implant provokes a chemical fallout over the town of Seveso, not far from Milan. A massive cloud of dioxin comes out from a ...
After WWII, an ex-soldier and his wife spend their lives working at modest jobs to raise their son and put him through school.
In an effort to get him to settle down, Tora's family attempts to arrange a marriage for him. Unfortunately, Tora's goodwill backfires once again, and he leaves for a remote hot springs ...
A poor family of miners from Kyushu uproot themselves and make the long journey to what they hope is a better life in Hokkaido. Their journey is beset with hardship and tragedy.
A quasi-docu-drama pertaining to the monumental process to bring a performance troupe to a small Japanese village to perform for one night.
Tora-San, an eccentric and resourceful tramp, is always cheerful. Although he is an orphan, he decides to go back home after a long absence. He thus sees again his sister Sakura Suwa, who ...