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There Was a Father

There Was a Father

Apr 01, 1942 1h 33m
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Synopsis

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

Title There Was a Father
Companies Shochiku
Countries Japan
Keywords math teacher, single father, schoolteacher, textile worker, father son relationship
Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda

Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Makoto Hirata
Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Minoru Uchida
Reikō Tani

Reikō Tani

Teacher of Chinese Literature
Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Teacher of Junior High School
Yûsuke Kurata

Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee
Morihiko Kezuka

Morihiko Kezuka

Photographer
Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Tohoku Industrial Student
Masao Hayama

Masao Hayama

Tohoku Industrial Student
Hideaki Nagai

Hideaki Nagai

Tohoku Industrial Student
Bakudan Kozo

Bakudan Kozo

Tohoku Industrial Student