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There Was a Father

MOVIE • 1942

There Was a Father

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

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 86
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Top Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

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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

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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

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Status

Released

Release

April 1, 1942

Runtime

93 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

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Revenue

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