There Was a Father
7.0
Apr 01 1942
•2h 33m
•Drama
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Cast
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Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
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