---
title: 'There Was a Father (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yasujirō Ozu'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/there-was-a-father-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034591/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# There Was a Father (1942)

1942 · 94 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 父ありき

## Synopsis

There Was a Father  is a 1942 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yasujirō Ozu](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasujiro-ozu)
- **Screenplay:** [Yasujirō Ozu](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasujiro-ozu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yūharu Atsuta](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuharu-atsuta)

## Cast

- [Shin Saburi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-saburi)
- [Mitsuko Mito](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-mito)
- [Chishū Ryū](https://cinepixo.com/people/chishu-ryu)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/there-was-a-father-1942
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