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

There Was a Father is a 1942 drama movie directed by Yasujirō Ozu starring Chishū Ryū, Shūji Sano and Haruhiko Tsuda. It runs 93 minutes. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 on TMDB based on 88 votes.

• Released: 1942-04-01
• Runtime: 93 min
• Genres: Drama
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10

There Was a Father cast

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

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