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There Was a Father (1942)

Original title: 父ありき

1942-04-01 · 1h 28m · JA
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Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

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Yasujirō OzuDirector, WriterTakao YanaiWriterTadao IkedaWriter

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Chishū RyūChishū RyūShuhei Horikawa, the fatherShūji SanoShūji SanoRyohei, the sonHaruhiko TsudaHaruhiko TsudaRyohei as a childShin SaburiShin SaburiYasutaro Kurokawa, the father's colleagueTakeshi SakamotoTakeshi SakamotoMakoto HirataMitsuko MitoMitsuko MitoFumiMasayoshi OtsukaMasayoshi OtsukaSeichiShinichi HimoriShinichi HimoriMinoru UchidaSeiji NishimuraSeiji NishimuraPriestKanji KawaraKanji KawaraTeacher of Junior High SchoolReikô TaniReikô TaniYûsuke KurataYûsuke Kurata

Keywords

Father son relationshipSingle fatherTextile workerSchoolteacherMath teacher

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityFather Son Relationship · Single Father · Textile WorkerDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference226701Actor preference366973 · 374735 · 455137

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

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There Was a Father has a runtime of 88 minutes.

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