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There Was a Father (1942)

1h 33m·1942

IMDb7.5/10RT100%TMDB7.0/10

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

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Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa

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