There Was a Father
Genres
Overview
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
1942-04-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
75
Vote Average
6.953
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
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
Yûsuke Kurata
Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima
Company Employee
Chiyoko Fumiya
Maid
Shin'yō Nara
Doctor
Kenji Oyama
Graduate
Kōji Mitsui
Graduate
Teruo Kirasagi
Graduate
Katsumi Kubota
Graduate
Morihiko Kezuka
Photographer
Shoichi Kofujita
Tohoku Industrial Student
Masao Hayama
Tohoku Industrial Student
Hideaki Nagai
Tohoku Industrial Student
Bakudan Kozo
Tohoku Industrial Student
Masayoshi Ôtsuka
Seichi
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