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There Was a Father

There Was a Father

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Drama
📜 Overview: Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1942-04-01
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Chishū Ryū original image
Shuhei Horikawa
Chishū Ryū
Shūji Sano original image
Ryohei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Haruhiko Tsuda original image
Young Ryohei
Haruhiko Tsuda
Shin Saburi original image
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Shin Saburi
Takeshi Sakamoto original image
Makoto Hirata
Takeshi Sakamoto
Mitsuko Mito original image
Fumi
Mitsuko Mito
Masayoshi Otsuka original image
Seichi
Masayoshi Otsuka
Shinichi Himori original image
Minoru Uchida
Shinichi Himori
Seiji Nishimura original image
Priest
Seiji Nishimura
Reikō Tani original image
Teacher of Chinese Literature
Reikō Tani
Kanji Kawara original image
Teacher of Junior High School
Kanji Kawara
Yûsuke Kurata original image
Teacher of Junior High School
Yûsuke Kurata
Kenichi Miyajima original image
Company Employee
Kenichi Miyajima
Chiyoko Fumiya original image
Maid
Chiyoko Fumiya
Shin'yō Nara original image
Doctor
Shin'yō Nara
Kenji Oyama original image
Graduate
Kenji Oyama
Kōji Mitsui original image
Graduate
Kōji Mitsui
Teruo Kirasagi original image
Graduate
Teruo Kirasagi
Katsumi Kubota original image
Graduate
Katsumi Kubota
Morihiko Kezuka original image
Photographer
Morihiko Kezuka
Shoichi Kofujita original image
Tohoku Industrial Student
Shoichi Kofujita
Masao Hayama original image
Tohoku Industrial Student
Masao Hayama
Hideaki Nagai original image
Tohoku Industrial Student
Hideaki Nagai
Bakudan Kozo original image
Tohoku Industrial Student
Bakudan Kozo

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