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Dominican Rep. There Was a Father
- Original title
- Chichi ariki
- Year
- 1942
- Running time
- 94 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Chishu Ryu
Shûji Sano
Shin Saburi
Takeshi Sakamoto
Mitsuko Mito- Masayoshi Ôtsuka
Shinichi Himori- Haruhiko Tsuda
Masao Hayama- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Yuuharu Atsuta (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama
- Synopsis
- Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
- Rankings Position
- Critics' reviews
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"Within the framework of the aching melodrama the director daringly highlights the weight of tradition and duty that crushes the individual spirit."
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"The issue of separation acquired a particular poignancy in wartime, it goes without saying, but Ryu's stoic underplaying offers a heartbreaking performance for the ages."
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"A delicate, straightforward exhortation to duty and sacrifice, presented with both humor and a kind of unforced serenity"
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