There Was a Father (1942)

7.0/10 • 93 min • Drama

Overview

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

Cast

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

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

Kenichi Miyajima

Company Employee

Chiyoko Fumiya

Maid

Shin'yō Nara

Doctor

Kenji Oyama

Graduate

Kōji Mitsui

Graduate

Shoichi Kofujita

Tohoku Industrial Student

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