There Was a Father

There Was a Father (1942)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1942-04-01
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 68 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Shochiku
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Yasujirō Ozu
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From 68 Ratings
7.5

Summary

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

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  • Chishū Ryū

    as Shuhei Horikawa
  • Shūji Sano

    as Ryohei Horikawa
  • Haruhiko Tsuda

    as Young Ryohei
  • Shin Saburi

    as Yasutaro Kurokawa
  • Takeshi Sakamoto

    as Makoto Hirata
  • Mitsuko Mito

    as Fumi
  • Masayoshi Otsuka

    as Seichi
  • Shinichi Himori

    as Minoru Uchida
  • Seiji Nishimura

    as Priest
  • Reikō Tani

    as Teacher of Chinese Literature
  • Kanji Kawara

    as Teacher of Junior High School
  • Yûsuke Kurata

    as Teacher of Junior High School
  • Kenichi Miyajima

    as Company Employee
  • Chiyoko Fumiya

    as Maid
  • Shin'yō Nara

    as Doctor
  • Kenji Oyama

    as Graduate
  • Kōji Mitsui

    as Graduate
  • Teruo Kirasagi

    as Graduate
  • Katsumi Kubota

    as Graduate
  • Morihiko Kezuka

    as Photographer
  • Shoichi Kofujita

    as Tohoku Industrial Student
  • Masao Hayama

    as Tohoku Industrial Student
  • Hideaki Nagai

    as Tohoku Industrial Student
  • Bakudan Kozo

    as Tohoku Industrial Student
Directing Yasujirō Ozu Director
Writing Takao Yanai Writer
Writing Tadao Ikeda Writer
Camera Yûharu Atsuta Director of Photography
Editing Yoshiyasu Hamamura Editor
Writing Yasujirō Ozu Writer
Sound Yoshisaburo Seno Sound Recordist
Art Tatsuo Hamada Art Direction
Sound Akira Saiki Original Music Composer
Sound Rokusaburô Saitô Sound Effects

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