I Yearn for Father
父恋し
Synopsis
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...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shunkai Mizuho
- Screenplay & Story
- Kihan Nagase
- Original Score
- Yoshi Tashiro
- Original Title
- 父恋し
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shunkai Mizuho
Kihan Nagase
Yoshi Tashiro
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Shunkai Mizuho
Director
Kihan Nagase
Screenplay
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What is I Yearn for Father about?
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...
Who directed I Yearn for Father?
I Yearn for Father was directed by Shunkai Mizuho.
Who stars in I Yearn for Father?
The principal cast of I Yearn for Father includes Masao Wakahara, Hibari Misora, Kuniko Miyake, Ryuji Kita, Mutsuko Sakura.
When was I Yearn for Father released and how long is it?
I Yearn for Father was released in 1951 with a total runtime of 1h 7m.
Who composed the musical score for I Yearn for Father?
The original motion picture soundtrack for I Yearn for Father was composed by Yoshi Tashiro.