There Was a Father
1942 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 7.0
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-04-01
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 93 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (85 votes)
Themes
- math teacher
- single father
- schoolteacher
- textile worker
- father son relationship
Cast & crew
Chishū Ryū
as Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
as Ryohei Horikawa
- HT
Haruhiko Tsuda
as Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
as Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
as Fumi
Shinichi Himori
as Minoru Uchida
Seiji Nishimura
as Priest
Reikō Tani
as Teacher of Chinese Literature
Kanji Kawara
as Teacher of Junior High School
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu