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There Was a Father

There Was a Father
★ 7.0/10•1942•1h 33m•Drama

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Yasujirō Ozu · Director

Takao Yanai · Writer

Tadao Ikeda · Writer

Yasujirō Ozu · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageJA
Release DateApr 1, 1942

Actors

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Makoto Hirata

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Fumi

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Minoru Uchida

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Priest

Reikō Tani

Reikō Tani

Teacher of Chinese Literature

Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Teacher of Junior High School

Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee

Chiyoko Fumiya

Chiyoko Fumiya

Maid

Shin'yō Nara

Shin'yō Nara

Doctor

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Graduate

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Graduate

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