Synopsis
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Movie Information
- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Writers
- Takao Yanai, Tadao Ikeda, Yasujirō Ozu
- Release Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (86 votes)
Top Cast
Chishū Ryū
Shuhei Horikawa
Shūji Sano
Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
Young Ryohei
Shin Saburi
Yasutaro Kurokawa
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
Fumi
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Uchida
Seiji Nishimura
Priest
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