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There Was a Father
There Was a Father

There Was a Father

Genres

Drama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.953/10

Release Date

01 April 1942

Country

Japan

Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

Haruhiko Tsuda

Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Makoto Hirata

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Fumi

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Minoru Uchida

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Priest

Reikō Tani

Reikō Tani

Teacher of Chinese Literature

Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Teacher of Junior High School

Yûsuke Kurata

Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee

Chiyoko Fumiya

Chiyoko Fumiya

Maid

Shin'yō Nara

Shin'yō Nara

Doctor

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Graduate

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Graduate

Teruo Kirasagi

Teruo Kirasagi

Graduate

Katsumi Kubota

Katsumi Kubota

Graduate

Morihiko Kezuka

Morihiko Kezuka

Photographer

Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Tohoku Industrial Student

Masao Hayama

Masao Hayama

Tohoku Industrial Student

Hideaki Nagai

Hideaki Nagai

Tohoku Industrial Student

Bakudan Kozo

Bakudan Kozo

Tohoku Industrial Student

Masayoshi Ôtsuka

Masayoshi Ôtsuka

Seichi

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