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1942

There Was a Father

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

Credits

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Writers

Tadao Ikeda , Yasujirō Ozu , Takao Yanai

Cinematographer

Yûharu Atsuta

Composer

Akira Saiki

Cast

Chishū Ryū , Shūji Sano , Haruhiko Tsuda , Shin Saburi , Takeshi Sakamoto , Mitsuko Mito , Shinichi Himori , Seiji Nishimura , Reikō Tani , Kanji Kawara

Studio

Shochiku

Genre

Drama

Posters

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There Was a Father (1942) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
There Was a Father (1942) international poster - US
US international
There Was a Father (1942) character poster - US
US character
There Was a Father (1942) teaser poster - US
US teaser
There Was a Father (1942) imax poster - US
US imax

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