Drama · Japan · 1942 · 1h 33m

There Was a Father

父ありき

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Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Chishū Ryū as Shuhei Horikawa Shūji Sano as Ryohei Horikawa Haruhiko Tsuda as Young Ryohei Shin Saburi as Yasutaro Kurokawa Takeshi Sakamoto as Makoto Hirata Mitsuko Mito as Fumi
Crew
Yûharu Atsuta — Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura — Editor Akira Saiki — Original Music Composer Tadao Ikeda — Writer Takao Yanai — Writer Yasujirō Ozu — Writer
Synopsis

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

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Mood & Themes
math teachersingle fatherschoolteachertextile workerfather son relationship
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Yûharu Atsuta Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura Editor Akira Saiki Original Music Composer Tadao Ikeda Writer Takao Yanai Writer Yasujirō Ozu Writer
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