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There Was a Father

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There Was a Father — Plot

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

  • Release date
  • April 1, 1942
  • Runtime
  • 93 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Yasujirō Ozu

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There Was a Father — Cast

Chishū Ryū photo Chishū Ryū Shuhei Horikawa Shūji Sano photo Shūji Sano Ryohei Horikawa Haruhiko Tsuda Young Ryohei Shin Saburi photo Shin Saburi Yasutaro Kurokawa Takeshi Sakamoto photo Takeshi Sakamoto Makoto Hirata Mitsuko Mito photo Mitsuko Mito Fumi Shinichi Himori photo Shinichi Himori Minoru Uchida Seiji Nishimura photo Seiji Nishimura Priest

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