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There Was a Father

7.019421h 33mMovieDrama

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

DirectorYasujirō Ozu
WritersTadao Ikeda·Yasujirō Ozu

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Cast · Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

CRChishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
SSShūji Sano
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
HT
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
SSShin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
TSTakeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Hirata
MMMitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
SHShinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Uchida
SNSeiji Nishimura
Seiji Nishimura
Priest
RTReikō Tani
Reikō Tani
Teacher of Chinese Literature
KKKanji Kawara
Kanji Kawara
Teacher of Junior High School
YK
Yûsuke Kurata
Teacher of Junior High School
KMKenichi Miyajima
Kenichi Miyajima
Company Employee

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