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It's Tough Being a Man

19681 Season

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The original TV Drama series the famous Tora film series was based on.

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Director: Shun'ichi Kobayashi
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Oct 3, 1968
Network: Fuji TV
Studio: Fuji Television Network

Time to finish

20 hrs

26 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Aiko Nagayama

Orie Satō

Tokuko Sugiyama

Hisashi Igawa

Taisaku Akino

Eijirō Tōno

Gajirō Satō

Shin Morikawa

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SERIES

It's Tough Being a Man

19681 Season

Your rating

Origin: JP

About

The original TV Drama series the famous Tora film series was based on.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Oct 3, 1968 · 45m
Episode 1
Tora and Sakura meet again after 18 years.
E2 · Airs Oct 10, 1968 · 45m
Episode 2
Tora is hospitalized with a fake illness. Kawamata Noboru, a younger brother, comes to live in the house.
E3 · Airs Oct 17, 1968 · 45m
Episode 3
Tora's gaffe stops Sakura's marriage proposal.
E4 · Airs Oct 24, 1968 · 45m
Episode 4
Tora tries to go on a trip to Hawaii for Sakura, who is heartbroken, but...
E5 · Airs Oct 31, 1968 · 45m
Episode 5
The trip to Hawaii was cancelled due to the bankruptcy of the travel agency. When Tora is looking after the store, Kyutaro, a thief, comes in and they hit it off.
E6 · Airs Nov 7, 1968 · 45m
Episode 6
A young man McNamara, is smitten by Torah's speech, and Tora and Sakura mingle.
E7 · Airs Nov 14, 1968 · 45m
Episode 7
Tora stows away on a ship to America, while Sakura struggles with her relationship with Michio. Upon Tora's return to Japan, Sakura tries to settle her past.
E8 · Airs Nov 21, 1968 · 45m
Episode 8
An underwear thief appears in the neighborhood, and the younger brother, Noboru, is suspected. Tora, who captures the real criminal with a fishing rod, becomes famous and is set to appear on the 'Ogawa Hiroshi Show', but...
E9 · Airs Nov 28, 1968 · 45m
Episode 9
Fuyuko is about to get harassed by a man and Tora saves her, but...
E10 · Airs Dec 5, 1968 · 45m
Episode 10
Tora heads to Kumamoto to assist his former benefactor, Boss Ginzō.
E11 · Airs Dec 12, 1968 · 45m
Episode 11
Master Sanpo and Fuyuko discovered Tora in Kyoto, who had not yet returned from Kyushu. Tora had come to Kyoto to meet his biological mother, whom he had been separated from 30 years ago…
E12 · Airs Dec 19, 1968 · 45m
Episode 12
Master Sanpo went to Kyoto to arrange a matchmaking meeting for Fuyuko. But what of what is inside Tora's heart...?
E13 · Airs Dec 26, 1968 · 45m
Episode 13
Tora returned to Shibamata at the end of the year. During Tora's absence, the relationship between Sakura and Suwa developed...
E14 · Airs Jan 2, 1969 · 45m
Episode 14
Talking about life while eating Shiruko at Master Sanpo's house.
E15 · Airs Jan 9, 1969 · 45m
Episode 15
There's a matchmaking proposal for Tora! Noboru has a crush on someone, but that person is more interested in Tora...
E16 · Airs Jan 16, 1969 · 45m
Episode 16
Tamiko from Hokkaido visits Tora's place. The next day, a man bursts in, yelling, 'How dare you lay a hand on someone else's wife!'
E17 · Airs Jan 23, 1969 · 45m
Episode 17
Tora offers to become a father to an unknown child...
E18 · Airs Jan 30, 1969 · 45m
Episode 18
Akemi, Uncle's mistress, storms into the Tora store...
E19 · Airs Feb 6, 1969 · 45m
Episode 19
Suwa proposes to Sakura, but...
E20 · Airs Feb 13, 1969 · 45m
Episode 20
Suwa and Sakura get engaged, and Tora is enthusiastic about greeting the relatives, but...
E21 · Airs Feb 20, 1969 · 45m
Episode 21
The wedding. Tora gives a speech representing both families, but...
E22 · Airs Feb 27, 1969 · 45m
Episode 22
After the wedding, the family is dazed. Kyutaro conveys Tora's feelings to Fuyuko, but...
E23 · Airs Mar 6, 1969 · 45m
Episode 23
Tora becomes the organizer of the class reunion...
E24 · Airs Mar 13, 1969 · 45m
Episode 24
Tora is told about a 'easy money-making scheme' by Santarō.
E25 · Airs Mar 20, 1969 · 45m
Episode 25
Master Sanpo, who has become bedridden, calls for Tora. He wants to eat wild eel kabayaki. Tora manages to catch some and prepare it, but Sensei Sanpo passes away. Seeing Fuyuko, heartbroken, being comforted by her lover Fujimura, Tora realizes his unrequited love. Still, he dutifully conducts Sensei Sanpo's funeral. Tora realizes that there's no longer a place for him to return to in Shibamata...
E26 · Airs Mar 27, 1969 · 45m
Episode 26
Wishing to build a splendid grave for Master Sanpo, Tora and Yujiro head to Amami Ōshima in hopes of striking it rich, but...

Details

Director: Shun'ichi Kobayashi
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Oct 3, 1968
Network: Fuji TV
Studio: Fuji Television Network

Time to finish

20 hrs

26 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Aiko Nagayama

Orie Satō

Tokuko Sugiyama

Hisashi Igawa

Taisaku Akino

Eijirō Tōno

Gajirō Satō

Shin Morikawa

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