Kinema Junpo
The Mainichi Film Awards and the Kinema Junpo Awards chose Kiyoshi Atsumi as the Best Actor for his role in "It's Tough Being a Man", and Yoji Yamada was given the Best Director prize at the Mainichi Film Awards. The Japanese academic film magazine "Kinema Junpo" gives "It's Tough Being a Man" a rating of five out of five stars.