Bibliograph

There was a father, Chichi ariki, Shōchiku Eiga ; [kantoku, Ozu Yasujirō]

Type

Label

There was a father, Chichi ariki, Shōchiku Eiga ; [kantoku, Ozu Yasujirō]

Language

jpn

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

There was a father

Oclc number

645669065

Responsibility statement

Shōchiku Eiga ; [kantoku, Ozu Yasujirō]

Runtime

Series statement

The Criterion Collection, 524The Criterion Collection, 526

Sub title

Chichi ariki

Summary

A widowed high school teacher finds that the more he tries to do what is best for his son's future, the more they are separated. Horikawa is a widower, a teacher, and a good father to Ryohei, who's about 10. After a tragedy, Horikawa resigns from teaching and takes Ryohei from Tokyo to the town of Ueno, enrolling him in junior high; to the lad's sorrow, he will be a boarder. Horikawa returns to work in Tokyo, their separation is complete. Jump ahead more than ten years: with his dad's help, Ryohei has finished college and has a teaching job in Akita. Horikawa considers living with his son, which Ryohei wants; but the older man's notions of duty and hard work preclude it. Ryohei arranges a ten-day vacation with his father. Heartbreak comes quietly, nearly hidden by dignity

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Chichi arikiOnly son ; There was a father, two films by Yasujiro Ozu

Classification