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There Was a Father

1h 33min

Drama

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

Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda

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

Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee
Chiyoko Fumiya

Chiyoko Fumiya

Maid
Shin'yō Nara

Shin'yō Nara

Doctor
Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Graduate
Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Graduate
Teruo Kirasagi

Teruo Kirasagi

Graduate
Katsumi Kubota

Katsumi Kubota

Graduate
Morihiko Kezuka

Morihiko Kezuka

Photographer
Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Tohoku Industrial Student
Masao Hayama

Masao Hayama

Tohoku Industrial Student
Hideaki Nagai

Hideaki Nagai

Tohoku Industrial Student
Bakudan Kozo

Bakudan Kozo

Tohoku Industrial Student
Masayoshi Ôtsuka

Masayoshi Ôtsuka

Seichi

Release date

1st Apr 1942

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語