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Title: TORASAN SERIES


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TORA-SAN SERIES
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Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo Its Hard Being a Man
  • 48 films in the series
  • Directed by Yamada Yoji
  • 1 out of every 2 Japanese attended a film
  • More than 100 fan clubs
  • Pricipal Character Tora-san played by Atsumi
    Kiyoshi(1928-1996)

3
Tora-san
  • A persuasive talker and itinerant
    merchant(tekiya) who sold inexpensive merchandise
    at festivals

4
Tora-sans Family
  • His hometown is Katsushika Shibamata in downtown
    Tokyo
  • His uncle, aunt half-sister work in the snack
    shop

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Basic Plotline of Each Film
  • Tora-san, during his travels, develops the urge
    to settle down and returns to his hometown, falls
    in love, is disappointed by a pretty,
    unattainable girl, then hits the road

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Atsumi Kiyoshi 1928-1996
  • Tora-san played by Atsumi Kiyoshi

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A Symbol of Free Spirit
  • Neither well-educated nor ambitious nor patient
    enough to be pinned down into stable employment

8
A Cultural Hero
  • In society that frowns upon open displays of
    emotions, Tora-san laughs and cries

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