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There Was a Father

There Was a Father

7.0

86 votes

1942

1h 33m

Drama

Overview

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

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Top cast

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

Haruhiko Tsuda

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Mitsuko Mito

Shinichi Himori

Seiji Nishimura

Reikō Tani

Teacher of Chinese Literature

Kanji Kawara

Teacher of Junior High School

Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee

Chiyoko Fumiya

Shin'yō Nara

Kenji Oyama

Kōji Mitsui

Teruo Kirasagi

Katsumi Kubota

Morihiko Kezuka

Shoichi Kofujita

Tohoku Industrial Student

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1942

Budget

—

Revenue

—

Language

Japanese

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There Was a Father (1942) · NetStream