Es war einmal ein Vater

I Vitelloni meets Bicycle Thieves. A poor schoolteacher raises his son alone. Carries postwar Japan's quiet desperation.

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Yasujirō Ozu directed Es war einmal ein Vater in 1942. See Yasujirō Ozu's full filmography, where to start with Yasujirō Ozu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yasujirō Ozu.

Es war einmal ein Vater was released in 1942 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 93 minutes.