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There Was a Father (1942)

  • Drama

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

Rating
7 / 10 (86 votes)
Release date
April 1, 1942
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
Japanese
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Chishū RyūShuhei Horikawa
  • Shūji SanoRyohei Horikawa
  • Haruhiko TsudaYoung Ryohei
  • Shin SaburiYasutaro Kurokawa
  • Takeshi SakamotoMakoto Hirata
  • Mitsuko MitoFumi
  • Shinichi HimoriMinoru Uchida
  • Seiji NishimuraPriest
  • Reikō TaniTeacher of Chinese Literature
  • Kanji KawaraTeacher of Junior High School
  • Yûsuke KurataTeacher of Junior High School
  • Kenichi MiyajimaCompany Employee

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