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There Was a Father (1942)

04/01/1942 (JP) Drama 1h 33m
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Overview

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

  1. Yasujirō Ozu

    Director, Writer

  2. Takao Yanai

    Writer

  3. Tadao Ikeda

    Writer

Top Billed Cast

  1. Chishū Ryū

    Chishū Ryū

    Shuhei Horikawa

  2. Shūji Sano

    Shūji Sano

    Ryohei Horikawa

  3.

    Haruhiko Tsuda

    Young Ryohei

  4. Shin Saburi

    Shin Saburi

    Yasutaro Kurokawa

  5. Takeshi Sakamoto

    Takeshi Sakamoto

    Makoto Hirata

  6. Mitsuko Mito

    Mitsuko Mito

    Fumi

  7.

    Masayoshi Otsuka

    Seichi

  8. Shinichi Himori

    Shinichi Himori

    Minoru Uchida

  9. Seiji Nishimura

    Seiji Nishimura

    Priest

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There Was a Father
There Was a Father

Original Title 父ありき

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Original Language Japanese

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