There Was a Father
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4/1/1942Runtime
93 minsGenres
Overview
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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JapaneseBudget
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A quiet, deeply felt portrait of a father's quiet sacrifice and devotion to his son across years of hardship. The film lingers on small moments of connection amid material scarcity, finding dignity in duty.
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Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Uchida
Seiji Nishimura
Priest
Reikō Tani
Teacher of Chinese Literature
Kanji Kawara
Teacher of Junior High School
Yûsuke Kurata
Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima
Company Employee
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