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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.
男はつらいよ (1969)
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続・男はつらいよ (1969)
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男はつらいよ フーテンの寅 (1970)
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新・男はつらいよ (1970)
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Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
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男はつらいよ 純情篇 (1971)
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男はつらいよ 奮闘篇 (1971)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌 (1971)
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男はつらいよ 柴又慕情 (1972)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎夢枕 (1972)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (1973)
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男はつらいよ 私の寅さん (1973)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋やつれ (1974)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎子守唄 (1974)
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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)
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男はつらいよ 葛飾立志篇 (1975)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎夕焼け小焼け (1976)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎純情詩集 (1976)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎と殿様 (1977)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ！ (1977)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎わが道をゆく (1978)
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男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎 (1978)
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男はつらいよ 翔んでる寅次郎 (1979)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎春の夢 (1979)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 (1980)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎かもめ歌 (1980)
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男はつらいよ 浪花の恋の寅次郎 (1981)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船 (1981)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎あじさいの恋 (1982)
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男はつらいよ 花も嵐も寅次郎 (1982)
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男はつらいよ 旅と女と寅次郎 (1983)
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男はつらいよ 口笛を吹く寅次郎 (1983)
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男はつらいよ 夜霧にむせぶ寅次郎 (1984)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎真実一路 (1984)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋愛塾 (1985)
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男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて (1985)
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男はつらいよ 幸福の青い鳥 (1986)
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男はつらいよ 知床慕情 (1987)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎物語 (1987)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎サラダ記念日 (1988)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎心の旅路 (1989)
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男はつらいよ ぼくの伯父さん (1989)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎の休日 (1990)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎の告白 (1991)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 (1992)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎の縁談 (1993)
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男はつらいよ 拝啓車寅次郎様 (1994)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎紅の花 (1995)
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花(特別篇) (1997)
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男はつらいよ お帰り 寅さん (2019)
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