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There Was a Father(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-04-01
70%
72 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: There Was a Father
Top 10 Billed Cast
笠智衆
Shuhei Horikawa
佐野周二
Ryohei Horikawa
佐分利信
Yasutaro Kurokawa
坂本武
Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
日守新一
Minoru Uchida
西村青児
Priest
谷麗光
Teacher of Chinese Literature
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Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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1942-04-01
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