There Was a Father
1942•1h 33m•7.0/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.0/10(86)
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Production
Shochiku
Language
JA
Status
Released
Release Date
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Cast
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
Chiyoko Fumiya
Maid
Shin'yō Nara
Doctor
Kenji Oyama
Graduate
Kōji Mitsui
Graduate
Teruo Kirasagi
Graduate
Katsumi Kubota
Graduate
Morihiko Kezuka
Photographer
Shoichi Kofujita
Tohoku Industrial Student
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