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There Was a Father

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1942-04-01

Runtime: 93 mins

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

Writer: Takao Yanai, Tadao Ikeda, Yasujirō Ozu

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: There Was a Father

Production Companies: Shochiku

Production Countries: Japan

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