It's Tough Being a Man

1969 film. 1st entry in "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series.
Movie film Q5964767
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It's Tough Being a Man

Summary

It's Tough Being a Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's Tough Being a Man's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's director is recorded as Yōji Yamada[4].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's screenwriter is recorded as Yōji Yamada[5].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's screenwriter is recorded as Azuma Morisaki[6].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's composer is recorded as Naozumi Yamamoto[7].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's followed by is recorded as Tora-san's Cherished Mother[9].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's cast member is recorded as Kiyoshi Atsumi[10].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's cast member is recorded as Chieko Baishō[11].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's cast member is recorded as Chishū Ryū[12].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's cast member is recorded as Takashi Shimura[13].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's cast member is recorded as Gin Maeda[14].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's cast member is recorded as Sachiko Mitsumoto[15].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's cast member is recorded as Taichirō Hirokawa[16].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[17].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's director of photography is recorded as Tetsuo Takaha[18].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0064777[19].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 424622[22].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's country of origin is recorded as Japan[23].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's publication date is recorded as +1969-08-27T00:00:00Z[24].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v5k3x[25].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's distributed by is recorded as Shochiku[26].
  • It's Tough Being a Man's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

It's Tough Being a Man's director is recorded as Yōji Yamada[4]. Screenwriters include Yōji Yamada[5] and Azuma Morisaki[6]. Cast members include Kiyoshi Atsumi[10], Chieko Baishō[11], Chishū Ryū[12], Takashi Shimura[13], Gin Maeda[14], and Sachiko Mitsumoto[15].

Publication

It's Tough Being a Man's publication date is recorded as +1969-08-27T00:00:00Z[24]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[20]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[17].

Subject and Themes

It's Tough Being a Man's part of the series is recorded as Otoko wa Tsurai yo[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

It's Tough Being a Man's followed by is recorded as Tora-san's Cherished Mother[9].

Why It Matters

It's Tough Being a Man ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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