Film
There Was a Father
1942 · 1h 33m · Drama
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- 7.5
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
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Overview
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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Cast
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Uchida
Seiji Nishimura
Priest
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
Maid
Shin'yō Nara
Doctor
Kenji Oyama
Graduate
Kōji Mitsui
Graduate
Crew
- Yasujirō OzuDirector · Writer
- Tadao IkedaWriter
- Takao YanaiWriter
- Yûharu AtsutaDirector of Photography
- Akira SaikiOriginal Music Composer
- Yoshiyasu HamamuraEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 1, 1942
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama
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