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Drama

There Was a Father(1942)

7.0(85)
1h 33m
1942-04-01

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

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Keywords

math teachersingle fatherschoolteachertextile workerfather son relationship

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Top Cast

Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
No Photo
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
No Photo
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
Kenji Oyama
Kenji Oyama
Graduate