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There Was a Father (1942)

7.0/10 1h 33m Apr 01, 1942
Drama

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

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Movie Details

Original Title 父ありき
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Popularity: 1.5
Shūji Sano
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Popularity: 0.7
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Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
Popularity: 0.0
Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Popularity: 1.4
Takeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Hirata
Popularity: 0.8
Mitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
Popularity: 0.3
Shinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Uchida
Popularity: 0.6
Seiji Nishimura
Seiji Nishimura
Priest
Popularity: 0.5
Reikō Tani
Reikō Tani
Teacher of Chinese Literature
Popularity: 0.3
Kanji Kawara
Kanji Kawara
Teacher of Junior High School
Popularity: 0.4
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Yûsuke Kurata
Teacher of Junior High School
Popularity: 0.0
Kenichi Miyajima
Kenichi Miyajima
Company Employee
Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Director Yasujirō Ozu
Writer Tadao Ikeda, Yasujirō Ozu, Takao Yanai
Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura

Production

Shochiku
JP

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Keywords

math teacher single father schoolteacher textile worker father son relationship

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Details
Release Date April 1, 1942
Runtime 1h 33m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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