Japan / Mar 08, 1951 / G
I Yearn for Father (1951)
Directed by Shunkai Mizuho
1h 7minruntime
1vote
0reviews
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Yuji Makita (Wakahara) came to a hot spring port town as a singer who plays the guitar. Thirteen years ago, Sanae Shimura (Miyake) was in love with him, and now Sanae works at a bar in Tokyo to support her daughter Emiko (Misorah) and elderly father Daiseki (Ryuji Kita). While waiting for her mother to return, Emiko often goes to the dock and sings a song. Yuji finds out that Emiko is his own daughter, because the song she sings was once written by Yuji himself and was known only to Sanae...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kentaro Taki | |
| Akira Takaya |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 父恋し |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shochiku |
| Official site | shochiku.co.jp |
| Release date | 8 marzo 1951 |
| Writer | Kihan Nagase |
| Cinematography | Akira Futo |
| Assistant directors | Shunkai Mizuho |
| Music | Yoshi Tashiro |
| Sound | Yoshi Tashiro |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Editorial content to complete
6 sections to complete. You can show them now and start filling them in.
















