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There Was a Father

(1942)

April 1, 1942• 1h 33m
70%
TMDB Score

Overview

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

Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Top Billed Cast

CR

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

SS

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

HT

Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei

SS

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa

TS

Takeshi Sakamoto

Makoto Hirata

MM

Mitsuko Mito

Fumi

SH

Shinichi Himori

Minoru Uchida

SN

Seiji Nishimura

Priest

RT

Reikō Tani

Teacher of Chinese Literature

KK

Kanji Kawara

Teacher of Junior High School

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