Movie·1942·1h 33m
There Was a Father
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 父ありき
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Written By
Takao Yanai, Tadao Ikeda
Cinematography
Yûharu Atsuta
Music
Akira Saiki
Editor
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Uchida
Seiji Nishimura
Priest
Reikō Tani
Teacher of Chinese Literature
Kanji Kawara
Teacher of Junior High School
Yûsuke Kurata
Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima
Company Employee
Chiyoko Fumiya
Maid
Shin'yō Nara
Doctor
Kenji Oyama
Graduate
Kōji Mitsui
Graduate
Teruo Kirasagi
Graduate
Katsumi Kubota
Graduate
// crew
Crew
Yasujirō Ozu
Director, Writer
Takao Yanai
Writer
Tadao Ikeda
Writer
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Editor
Akira Saiki
Original Music Composer
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