There Was a Father (1942)
- Original title
- 父ありき
- Directed by
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 85 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widowed schoolteacher raises his son alone. They share a close bond but are separated when the father's job takes him to another city.
poignantgentlemelancholicquiettenderslow-pacedbittersweetemotional
What happens
There Was a Father (Japanese: 父ありき, Hepburn: Chichi Ariki) is a 1942 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
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