It's Tough Being a Man (1968)
The original TV Drama series the famous Tora film series was based on.
-
Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 1968-10-03Tora and Sakura meet again after 18 years.
-
Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 1968-10-10Tora is hospitalized with a fake illness. Kawamata Noboru, a younger brother, comes to live in the house.
-
Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 1968-10-17Tora's gaffe stops Sakura's marriage proposal.
-
Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 1968-10-24Tora tries to go on a trip to Hawaii for Sakura, who is heartbroken, but...
-
Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 1968-10-31The 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.
-
Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 1968-11-07A young man McNamara, is smitten by Torah's speech, and Tora and Sakura mingle.
-
Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 1968-11-14Tora 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.
-
Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 1968-11-21An 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...
-
Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 1968-11-28Fuyuko is about to get harassed by a man and Tora saves her, but...
-
Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 1968-12-05Tora heads to Kumamoto to assist his former benefactor, Boss Ginzō.
-
Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 1968-12-12Master 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…
-
Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 1968-12-19Master Sanpo went to Kyoto to arrange a matchmaking meeting for Fuyuko. But what of what is inside Tora's heart...?
-
Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 1968-12-26Tora returned to Shibamata at the end of the year. During Tora's absence, the relationship between Sakura and Suwa developed...
-
Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: 1969-01-02Talking about life while eating Shiruko at Master Sanpo's house.
-
Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date: 1969-01-09There's a matchmaking proposal for Tora! Noboru has a crush on someone, but that person is more interested in Tora...
-
Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: 1969-01-16Tamiko 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!'
-
Episode 17 - Episode 17
Release Date: 1969-01-23Tora offers to become a father to an unknown child...
-
Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date: 1969-01-30Akemi, Uncle's mistress, storms into the Tora store...
-
Episode 19 - Episode 19
Release Date: 1969-02-06Suwa proposes to Sakura, but...
-
Episode 20 - Episode 20
Release Date: 1969-02-13Suwa and Sakura get engaged, and Tora is enthusiastic about greeting the relatives, but...
-
Episode 21 - Episode 21
Release Date: 1969-02-20The wedding. Tora gives a speech representing both families, but...
-
Episode 22 - Episode 22
Release Date: 1969-02-27After the wedding, the family is dazed. Kyutaro conveys Tora's feelings to Fuyuko, but...
-
Episode 23 - Episode 23
Release Date: 1969-03-06Tora becomes the organizer of the class reunion...
-
Episode 24 - Episode 24
Release Date: 1969-03-13Tora is told about a 'easy money-making scheme' by Santarō.
-
Episode 25 - Episode 25
Release Date: 1969-03-20Master 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...
-
Episode 26 - Episode 26
Release Date: 1969-03-27Wishing to build a splendid grave for Master Sanpo, Tora and Yujiro head to Amami Ōshima in hopes of striking it rich, but...