Fumi — There Was a Father Character Profile

About Fumi

The daughter of retired headmaster Makoto Hirata. She is asked to care for Ryohei during Shuhei's hospitalization and eventually marries him, moving to Akita to live with her father and brother.

Character Facts

Played by

Mitsuko Mito

Appears in

There Was a Father (1942)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Fumi — Alliance Caregiving Arrangement — Shuhei Horikawa (Chishū Ryū)

  Shuhei entrusts Fumi with his son's care during his final illness.

  After Shuhei is hospitalized, he asks Makoto's daughter Fumi to take care of his son.

• Fumi — Family Father — Makoto Hirata (Takeshi Sakamoto)

  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)
• Makoto Hirata (Takeshi Sakamoto)
• Graduate (Kōji Mitsui)
• Maid (Chiyoko Fumiya)
• Tohoku Industrial Student (Masao Hayama)
• Graduate (Teruo Kirasagi)
• Photographer (Morihiko Kezuka)
• Tohoku Industrial Student (Shoichi Kofujita)