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There Was a Father — PineHD — PineHD

There Was a Father

1942•Released•Movie dossier

There Was a Father

★ 7.086 votes•1h 33m

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

Drama

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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People behind the story

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

N/A

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

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