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There Was a Father (1942)
Chichi ariki (original title)

94 min  -  Drama   -  November 1982 (USA)
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Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Director:

Yasujirô Ozu
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Cast

Credited cast:
Chishû Ryû ...
Shuhei Horikawa
Shûji Sano Shûji Sano ...
Ryohei
Shin Saburi Shin Saburi ...
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto Takeshi Sakamoto ...
Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito Mitsuko Mito ...
Fumi
Masayoshi Otsuka Masayoshi Otsuka ...
Seichi
Shin'ichi Himori Shin'ichi Himori ...
Minoru Uchida
Haruhiko Tsuda Haruhiko Tsuda ...
Ryohei as a child
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kanji Kawara Kanji Kawara ...
Teacher of junior high school
Yûsuke Kurata Yûsuke Kurata ...
Teacher of junior high school
Seiji Nishimura Seiji Nishimura ...
Priest
Tsuneo Osugi Tsuneo Osugi
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Storyline

A father and his son, a son and his father. Horikawa is a widower, a teacher, and a good father to Ryohei, who's about 10. After a tragedy, Horikawa resigns from teaching and takes Ryohei from Tokyo to the town of Ueno, enrolling him in junior high; to the lad's sorrow, he will be a boarder. Horikawa returns to work in Tokyo, their separation is complete. Jump ahead more than ten years: with dad's help, Ryohei has finished college and has a teaching job in Akita. Horikawa considers living with his son, which Ryohei wants, but the elder's notions of duty and hard work preclude it. Ryohei arranges a ten-day vacation with his father. Heartbreak comes quietly, nearly hidden by dignity. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

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Production Co:

Shôchiku Eiga See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Referenced in The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu (1983) See more »