There Was a Father (1942)
Chichi ariki (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 34min
- Drama
- Nov 1982 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Shuhei Horikawa
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| Shûji Sano | ... |
Ryohei Horikawa
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| Shin Saburi | ... |
Yasutaro Kurokawa
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| Takeshi Sakamoto | ... |
Makoto Hirata
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| Mitsuko Mito | ... |
Fumiko Hirata
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Masayoshi Ôtsuka | ... |
Seiichi Hirata
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| Shin'ichi Himori | ... |
Minoru Uchida
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| Haruhiko Tsuda | ... |
Ryohei as a child
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Shôtarô Fujimatsu |
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Chiyoko Fumiya |
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| Masao Hayama |
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Kanji Kawahara | ... |
Teacher of junior high school
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Teruo Kisaragi |
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Shôichi Kofujita | ... |
(as Shôichi Kotôda)
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Masami Kubota |
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Yûsuke Kurata | ... |
Teacher of junior high school
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Ken'ichi Miyajima |
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Hideaki Nagai |
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Shin'yô Nara |
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Seiji Nishimura | ... |
Priest
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Takashi Ogata |
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Giichi Okita |
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Reikô Tani |
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Morihiko Tezuka |
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Jun Yokoyama |
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Tsuneo Ôsugi | ... |
(as Tsuneo Osugi)
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Kenji Ôyama |
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Directed by
| Yasujirô Ozu | ||
Written by
| Tadao Ikeda | ... | () |
| Yasujirô Ozu | ... | () |
| Takao Yanai | ... | () |
Music by
| Kyoichi Saiki | ||
Cinematography by
| Yûharu Atsuta | ||
Editing by
| Yoshiyasu Hamamura | ||
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Set Decoration by
| Shôtarô Hashimoto | ||
| Toshiaki Shimizu | ||
Costume Design by
| Taizô Saitô | ||
Makeup Department
| Kiyoko Takagawa | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Rishichirô Isono | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nobuo Nishikawa | ... | assistant director |
| Kiyoshi Suzuki | ... | assistant director |
| Yoshio Tsukamoto | ... | assistant director |
| Kôzô Yamamoto | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yakichi Otani | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Mitsuru Kaneko | ... | sound recordist |
| Rokusaburô Saitô | ... | sound effects editor |
| Yoshisaburô Senoo | ... | sound |
| Yoshihito Takagake | ... | sound recordist |
| Akitaka Yoshida | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Seiji Inoue | ... | camera operator |
| Kazuji Naito | ... | gaffer |
| Takeshi Saitô | ... | camera operator |
| Kazuo Suzuki | ... | camera operator |
| Yoshikazu Takeuma | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Don Brown | ... | English subtitle translation |
| Hidesaburô Fujioka | ... | title designer |
| Chikara Inomata | ... | archivist |
| Fumikazu Miyagishima | ... | film development |
| Takeo Tajiri | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1942) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Ozu Edition)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Versus Entertainment (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
- Vértice 360 (2006) (Spain) (distribution)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A father and his son, a son and his father. Horikawa is a widower, a teacher, and a good father to Ryohei, who's about 10. After a tragedy, Horikawa resigns from teaching and takes Ryohei from Tokyo to the town of Ueno, enrolling him in junior high; to the lad's sorrow, he will be a boarder. Horikawa returns to work in Tokyo, their separation is complete. Jump ahead more than ten years: with dad's help, Ryohei has finished college and has a teaching job in Akita. Horikawa considers living with his son, which Ryohei wants, but the elder's notions of duty and hard work preclude it. Ryohei arranges a ten-day vacation with his father. Heartbreak comes quietly, nearly hidden by dignity.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Contains only 353 shots. The average shot length is 14.8 seconds. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in I Lived, But... (1983). See more » |