There Was a Father

1h 33m
Drama
7

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

Cast

Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Uchida
Seiji Nishimura
Priest
Reikō Tani
Teacher of Chinese Literature
Kanji Kawara
Teacher of Junior High School
Yûsuke Kurata
Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima
Company Employee
Chiyoko Fumiya
Maid
Shin'yō Nara
Doctor
Kenji Oyama
Graduate
Kōji Mitsui
Graduate
Teruo Kirasagi
Graduate
Katsumi Kubota
Graduate
Morihiko Kezuka
Photographer
Shoichi Kofujita
Tohoku Industrial Student
Masao Hayama
Tohoku Industrial Student
Hideaki Nagai
Tohoku Industrial Student
Bakudan Kozo
Tohoku Industrial Student
Masayoshi Ôtsuka
Seichi

Crew

Yasujirō Ozu
Director, Writer
Tadao Ikeda
Writer
Takao Yanai
Writer
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Editor
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
Rokusaburô Saitô
Sound Effects
Yoshisaburo Seno
Sound Recordist
Akira Saiki
Original Music Composer
Tatsuo Hamada
Art Direction

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