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Availability: Special Order - We do not normally keep stock of this title onhand. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. Director: Yasujiro Ozu Released: 1942 [Japan] Genre: Drama Collections:  Platinum Classics Collection Keywords:  Child / Children || Death / Dying || Family / Siblings || Illness || Japan / Japanese || Love || Parents / Parenting || Teacher

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Plot:	An aging teacher must leave his son to work in Tokyo. His son follows in his footsteps and becomes a teacher, but all he wants is to live with his father again. But just when the son finally get his chance, his father falls critically ill.
Overview:	One of the most private of Ozu's films, "There Was A Father" is a resemblance of his early work, "The Only Son". An aging father, who has been a good teacher all his life, has to leave his son to work in Tokyo, due to an accident that happened in his school. His son grew up to follow his footsteps and become a teacher, but all he wants is to live with his father again. When the son finally has a chance to live with his age-old father, his father falls critically ill. Replacing the playful and demonstrative affection between father and son in the "Kihachi" series, this film observes silently the moments when emotions are unconsciously in unison, and is all the more touching.
Cast:	Takeshi Sakamoto  ||  Nobuko Fushimi  ||  Den Oshinata  ||  Choko Iida (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	87 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese
Distributor:	Panorama Entertainment  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Stereo Black & White Cast/Crew Info. Collectible Handbill With In-Depth Production Notes