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Tora-san, the Intellectual

Tora-san, the Intellectual (1976)Cast and Crew

Movie

Cast

K
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Torajiro
C
Chieko Baisho
as Sakura
M
Masami Shimojō
as Tatsuzo
C
Chieko Misaki
as Tsune
G
Gin Maeda
as Hiroshi
H
Hisao Dazai
as Umetaro
G
Gajiro Satoh
H
Hayato Nakamura
Y
Yoshio Yoshida
K
Kazuhiko Kasai
A
Akihiko Hanyû
K
Kenji Kimura
H
Hidetoshi Hasegawa
K
Katsuya Sakahiro
Y
Yoshino Tani
Y
Yasuko Goto
Y
Yoshiko Togawa
M
Masakane Yonekura
H
Hideji Ōtaki
C
Chishū Ryū
as Gozen-sama
J
Junko Sakurada
as Junko Mogami
F
Fumie Kashiyama
as Reiko
K
Keiju Kobayashi

Crew

I
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Y
Yoji Yamada
Director
Y
Yoji Yamada
Writer
Y
Yoshitaka Asama
Writer
H
Hiroshi Nakamura
Sound Recordist
R
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
N
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
S
Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer
T
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
K
Kiminobu Satô
Art Direction
K
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer
T
Toru Najima
Executive Producer
M
Mitsuo Degawa
Art Direction
Y
Yoshifumi Aoki
Lighting Technician

Tora-san Series

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 (Azuma Morisaki) and 4 (Shun'ichi Kobayashi) were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.