19 Dec 1992
American Heart
An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.
There Was a Father
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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笠智衆 Shuhei Horikawa
佐野周二 Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda Young Ryohei
佐分利信 Yasutaro Kurokawa
坂本武 Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito Fumi
日守新一 Minoru Uchida
西村青児 Priest
谷麗光 Teacher of Chinese Literature
河原侃二 Teacher of Junior High School
Yûsuke Kurata Teacher of Junior High School
宮島健一 Company Employee
文谷千代子 Maid
Shin'yō Nara Doctor
大山健二 Graduate
三井弘次 Graduate
Teruo Kirasagi Graduate
Katsumi Kubota Graduate
Morihiko Kezuka Photographer
小藤田正一 Tohoku Industrial Student
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