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There Was a Father

There Was a Father

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There Was a Father

1942
1h 33m
7.0(76 votes)
Drama

Overview

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

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24 members
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笠智衆

Shuhei Horikawa

笠智衆
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佐野周二

Ryohei Horikawa

佐野周二
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Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei

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佐分利信

Yasutaro Kurokawa

佐分利信
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坂本武

Makoto Hirata

坂本武
Acting

Mitsuko Mito

Fumi

Mitsuko Mito
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日守新一

Minoru Uchida

日守新一
Acting

西村青児

Priest

西村青児
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谷麗光

Teacher of Chinese Literature

谷麗光
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河原侃二

Teacher of Junior High School

河原侃二
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Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School

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宮島健一

Company Employee

宮島健一
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文谷千代子

Maid

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Shin'yō Nara

Doctor

Shin'yō Nara
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大山健二

Graduate

大山健二
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三井弘次

Graduate

三井弘次
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Teruo Kirasagi

Graduate

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Katsumi Kubota

Graduate

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Morihiko Kezuka

Photographer

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小藤田正一

Tohoku Industrial Student

小藤田正一
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葉山正雄

Tohoku Industrial Student

葉山正雄
Acting

永井秀明

Tohoku Industrial Student

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Bakudan Kozo

Tohoku Industrial Student

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Masayoshi Ôtsuka

Seichi

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