There Was a Father
There Was a Father
7.0
|April 1, 1942|1h 33m|Movie
Drama

Storyline

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

Top 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

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

Teacher of Junior High School

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee

?

Chiyoko Fumiya

Maid

Shin'yō Nara

Shin'yō Nara

Doctor

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Graduate

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Graduate

?

Teruo Kirasagi

Graduate

?

Katsumi Kubota

Graduate

?

Morihiko Kezuka

Photographer

Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Tohoku Industrial Student

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Writers

Takao Yanai, Tadao Ikeda, Yasujirō Ozu

Status

Released

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