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Quick Info

Rating

7.0/10

Release1942

Runtime1h 33m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Shochiku

Movie

There Was a Father

1942

1h 33m

7.0

Drama

Synopsis

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

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