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Museum decidated to works of film director Yoji Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada (2nd from L) visits a museum dedicated to his works, which opened in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on Dec. 15, 2012. Yamada's works include the hit series "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man).

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Museum dedicated to works of film director Yoji Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada (C) attends a ceremony marking the opening of a museum dedicated to his works, in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward, on Dec. 15, 2012. Yamada's works include the hit series "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man).

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Director Yamada attends event featuring movie icon "Tora-san"

Yoji Yamada (5th from L), a Japanese film director known for his "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man) series, attends an opening ceremony for the first "Tora-san summit" event at the Shibamata Taishakuten temple in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2015. The area is where the film's main character "Tora-san," played by the late actor Kiyoshi Atsumi, had his home. The two-day event brought together food and alcoholic beverages from locations across Japan where the 48-episode series was shot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Men in costume of film icon "Tora-san" pose before Tokyo temple

Wearing the signature costume of movie icon "Tora-san," men strike a pose in front of the famed Shibamata Taishakuten Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2015. Tora-san is a kind-hearted vagabond in the popular Japanese movie series "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man), starring the late Kiyoshi Atsumi, and a two-day "Tora-san summit" event was held through the following day in an area around the temple where Tora-san had his home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Yamada speaks at event featuring movie icon "Tora-san"

Yoji Yamada, a Japanese film director known for his "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man) series, delivers a speech at a ceremony opening the first "Tora-san summit" event at the Shibamata Taishakuten temple in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2015. The area is where the film's main character "Tora-san," played by the late actor Kiyoshi Atsumi, had his home. The two-day event brought together food and alcoholic beverages from locations across Japan where the 48-episode series was shot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo