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There Was a Father(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-04-01
70%
75 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
河原侃二
Teacher of Junior High School
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Overview
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Release Date
1942-04-01
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