1942

1h 33m

7.0(78 votes)

Drama

Overview

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

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24 members

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笠智衆

Shuhei Horikawa

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佐野周二

Ryohei Horikawa

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Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei

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佐分利信

Yasutaro Kurokawa

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坂本武

Makoto Hirata

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Mitsuko Mito

Fumi

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日守新一

Minoru Uchida

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西村青児

Priest

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谷麗光

Teacher of Chinese Literature

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河原侃二

Teacher of Junior High School

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Yûsuke Kurata

Teacher of Junior High School

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宮島健一

Company Employee

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文谷千代子

Maid

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Shin'yō Nara

Doctor

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大山健二

Graduate

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三井弘次

Graduate

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Teruo Kirasagi

Graduate

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Katsumi Kubota

Graduate

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Morihiko Kezuka

Photographer

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小藤田正一

Tohoku Industrial Student

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葉山正雄

Tohoku Industrial Student

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永井秀明

Tohoku Industrial Student

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Bakudan Kozo

Tohoku Industrial Student

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Masayoshi Ôtsuka

Seichi

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