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3 days ago · A: Akatsuka was inspired to become an actor after seeing the film “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” (It’s Tough Being a Man) and joined a theater troupe before making his film debut in 1967. His supporting roles in films like “Natsu Matsuri” (Summer Festival) and the “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” series gained him recognition as a skilled character actor.
2 days ago · "The Legend of Love & Sincerity", starring Saijō as teenage delinquent Makoto Taiga, was released in cinemas on 8 June. As it was met with great popularity, plans were made for it to be the start of a lengthy film franchise featuring Saijō as Makoto, in a similar vein to the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
5 days ago · Shibamata is famous for being the home town of the fictional Tora-san character from the series of Otoko wa tsurai yo films which ran from the late 60s through to the mid-90s. There is a statue of Tora-san and his half-sister—Sakura—outside the main entrance to Shibamata Station.
5 days ago · Tora-san's Dear Old Home is the ninth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, and the first to employ an opening dream-sequence, which became a standard feature of the series. It is also the first film in the series in which Tatsuo Matsumura plays Tora-san's uncle, a role he took over from Shin Morikawa who died ...
5 days ago · Tora-san to the Rescue is a 1995 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san to the Rescue is the forty-eighth, and last entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
5 days ago · It's Tough Being a Man aka Am I Trying and Tora-san,Our Lovable Tramp is a 1969 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Kiyoshi Atsumi. It is the first entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
5 days ago · He's been in every Pokémon film to date, though always in different roles, the exception being movie 22, in which he reprised his role as Mew from the first movie, of which movie 22 is a remake. He also voiced Mew in some collateral projects.
