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There Was a Father

There Was a Father

There Was a Father

1942· 1h 33m

Drama

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

7.0/ 10

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Overview

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

Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Makoto Hirata

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

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