Posters of the popular film series "Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It's tough being a man)" fetched 1.6 million yen in an Internet auction after they were confiscated from a delinquent taxpayer and sold by the National Tax Agency.

The posters of all 48 installments of "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" were auctioned on the Internet and were sold for 1.601 million yen on Wednesday. The posters had been seized from a tax delinquent by the Utsunomiya Taxation Office and were in good condition.

The popular film series features Torajiro Kuruma, a vagabond affectionately called "Tora-san," and his interaction with various people in Tokyo's old town and his encounters with women while traveling across Japan.

The film was directed by Yoji Yamada from 1969 to 1995. The series came to a close in 1996 with the death at age 68 of its main actor, Kiyoshi Atsumi, who played the role of Tora-san.

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