There Was a Father (1942)
01/04/1942
Drama
1h 33m
- 70% (76 votes)
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Overview
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
- Yasujirō OzuDirector, Writer
- Tadao IkedaWriter
- Takao YanaiWriter
Original Title
父ありき
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
- math teacher
- single father
- schoolteacher
- textile worker
- father son relationship
Top Billed 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
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