There Was a Father (1942)

Quality : HD

Genre :Drama

Country : Japan

Release Date : 01 Nov 1982

Staring : Chishu Ryu, Shuji Sano, Shin Saburi

Director : Yasujiro Ozu

Rating : 7.7 (IMDb)

Runtime : 94 min

Storyline :

There Was a Father (1942) 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.