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There Was a Father

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70
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NR 1 hr 33 minDrama
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Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
StarringChishū RyūShūji SanoHaruhiko Tsuda
DirectorYasujirō Ozu
WritersTadao IkedaYasujirō OzuTakao Yanai

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Shochiku
Movie Tags:
father son relationshipsingle fatherschoolteachermath teachertextile worker