There Was a Father

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

Cast

Chishū Ryū

as Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

as Ryohei Horikawa

Haruhiko Tsuda

as Young Ryohei

Shin Saburi

as Yasutaro Kurokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

as Makoto Hirata

Mitsuko Mito

as Fumi

Shinichi Himori

as Minoru Uchida

Seiji Nishimura

as Priest

Reikō Tani

as Teacher of Chinese Literature

Kanji Kawara

as Teacher of Junior High School

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