There Was a Father
Apr 01, 1942 | IMDB 7
93 min Watch NowDrama
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Drama
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 2016
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IMDB 6 | Apr , 1976
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IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1948
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IMDB 4.7 | Aug , 1936
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IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 1957
Bitter over their divorce, a wealthy businessman prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She then takes him to custody court and a judge tries to determine what will be best for the child.The Forger
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 2014
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IMDB 5.1 | Jul , 2003
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IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1970
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 2008
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1994
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.Jockey
IMDB 5.8 | Dec , 2021
An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son.King of California
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 2007
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IMDB 7 | Aug , 1995
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 2003
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IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 1998
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IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 2004
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IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2000
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