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There Was a Father (1942) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1942 · 93 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Starring
- Chishû Ryû, Shin Saburi, Shûji Sano, Kôji Mitsui, Seiji Nishimura, Shin'ichi Himori
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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