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 7.1 | Mar , 1970
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