Watch There Was a Father (1942) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb April 1, 1942 1h 33m
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Director
Runtime
1h 33m
Release Date
April 1, 1942
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Cast
Chishū Ryū
as Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
as Ryohei Horikawa
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Haruhiko Tsuda
as Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
as Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
as Fumi
Shinichi Himori
as Minoru Uchida
Seiji Nishimura
as Priest
Reikō Tani
as Teacher of Chinese Literature
Kanji Kawara
as Teacher of Junior High School
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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
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Teruo Kirasagi
as Graduate
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Katsumi Kubota
as Graduate
No photo
Morihiko Kezuka
as Photographer
Shoichi Kofujita
as Tohoku Industrial Student
Production Companies
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