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There Was a Father

63/100
9 Ratings
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1942

Drama

1h 34m

A schoolteacher struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, having neither money nor future prospects.

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A schoolteacher struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, having neither money nor future prospects. There Was a Father featuring Chishū Ryū and Shūji Sano is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel. It's a drama movie was very well received by critics.

Drama

1942

1h34m

JP

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Shuhei Horikawa, the father

Chishū Ryū

Ryohei, the son

Shūji Sano

Ryohei as a child

Haruhiko Tsuda

Yasutaro Kurokawa, the father's colleague

Shin Saburi

Makoto Hirata

Takeshi Sakamoto

Minoru Uchida

Shinichi Himori

Composer

Akira Saiki

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9 Ratings
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