There Was a Father (1942)

Name: There Was a Father
Genre: Drama
Released: 1942-04-01
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Chishū Ryū, Shūji Sano, Haruhiko Tsuda, Shin Saburi, Takeshi Sakamoto

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

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Released 1942-04-01 · 93 min · Drama

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Cast

Chishū Ryū as Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano as Ryohei Horikawa
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
Yûsuke Kurata as Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima as Company Employee
Chiyoko Fumiya as Maid
Shin'yō Nara as Doctor
Kenji Oyama as Graduate