Makoto Hirata — There Was a Father Character Profile

About Makoto Hirata

A retired headmaster and family friend. He attends a reunion with Shuhei and former pupils, later offers his home for Ryohei and Fumi to reside with him after Shuhei's passing.

Character Facts

Played by

Takeshi Sakamoto

Appears in

There Was a Father (1942)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Makoto Hirata — Social Friend — Shuhei Horikawa (Chishū Ryū)

  A longstanding friendship connects Shuhei with the retired headmaster.

  Makoto Hirata is identified as a family friend, and he joins Shuhei at a gathering with Shuhei's former pupils.

• Makoto Hirata — Family Father — Fumi (Mitsuko Mito)

  Makoto is Fumi's father and later offers his home to Fumi and the family.

  Fumi is explicitly identified as Makoto Hirata's daughter.

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• Shuhei Horikawa (Chishū Ryū)
• Ryohei Horikawa (Shūji Sano)
• Young Ryohei (Haruhiko Tsuda)
• Yasutaro Kurokawa (Shin Saburi)
• Teacher of Junior High School (Yûsuke Kurata)
• Graduate (Kōji Mitsui)
• Fumi (Mitsuko Mito)
• Maid (Chiyoko Fumiya)
• Tohoku Industrial Student (Masao Hayama)
• Graduate (Teruo Kirasagi)
• Photographer (Morihiko Kezuka)
• Tohoku Industrial Student (Shoichi Kofujita)