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There Was a Father
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There Was a Father

父ありき

1942· Released7.0/ 10
Drama

Overview

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

Ratings

TMDB
7.0/10

82 votes

IMDb
7.5/10

3,278 votes

RT
100%
MetacriticLetterboxd

Where to Watch

Stream

Criterion Channel
Criterion Channel

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Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

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

Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee

Chiyoko Fumiya

Maid

Shin'yō Nara

Shin'yō Nara

Doctor

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Graduate

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