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

Cast

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

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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