There Was a Father_
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Starring
Chishū Ryū, Shūji Sano, Haruhiko Tsuda
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
There Was a Father was released 84 years ago in 1942.
Overview
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
There Was a Father is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 33m.
CAST (20)
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
HT
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
YK
Yûsuke Kurata
Teacher of Junior High School
Kenichi Miyajima
Company Employee
CF
Chiyoko Fumiya
Maid
Shin'yō Nara
Doctor
Kenji Oyama
Graduate
Kōji Mitsui
Graduate
TK
Teruo Kirasagi
Graduate
KK
Katsumi Kubota
Graduate
MK
Morihiko Kezuka
Photographer
Shoichi Kofujita
Tohoku Industrial Student
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What is There Was a Father about?
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
How long is There Was a Father?
There Was a Father has a runtime of 93 minutes (1h 33m).
Who stars in There Was a Father?
The cast of There Was a Father includes Chishū Ryū, Shūji Sano, Haruhiko Tsuda, Shin Saburi, Takeshi Sakamoto.
What is the rating of There Was a Father?
There Was a Father has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 81 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama