There Was a Father

1942 • Directed by

Yasujirō Ozu

Drama

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

Release Date

4/1/1942

Rating

7.0/10

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

Crew

Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Tadao Ikeda

Writer

Yasujirō Ozu

Writer

Takao Yanai

Writer

Yûharu Atsuta

Director of Photography

Yoshiyasu Hamamura

Editor

Tatsuo Hamada

Art Direction

Yoshisaburo Seno

Sound Recordist

Rokusaburô Saitô

Sound Effects

Akira Saiki

Original Music Composer

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