The Inheritance
1962 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,146 VOTES · DIR. Masaki Kobayashi
Overview
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,197 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 A SHOCHIKU FILM
00:07:14 CANCER CAN BE CONQUERED
00:11:28 It's dark. Have the bulb replaced.
00:17:17 Next, specified stock in the Tokyo market.
00:21:33 If things don't work out, you can take your share and go.
00:25:23 I'm willing to bet.
00:29:09 I know how you feel, Rumi.
00:33:53 You promise?
00:39:57 Well, no, I think it's about my late sister's child.
00:43:25 I'll tell her. You don't need to hide it.
00:47:30 Give me a call. My number's on the card.
00:51:23 You know the old man has his secretary Miyagawa looking for his kid from Manchuria?
00:55:44 I hadn't brought any rainwear. I didn't want mud on my new shoes.
01:02:02 Please allow me to marry Yasuko.
01:07:08 I don't want you to think I'm doing this only for the money.
01:11:31 What is it?
01:16:57 I hated the sick man. I hated myself.
01:22:01 But, Dad, if you should die -
01:25:30 A new hope was rearing its ugly head for others.
01:29:42 Of course you'll receive your own compensation.
01:35:18 It was just an idea I had.
01:39:54 The will recognizes a child the decedent fathered with Sayo lida.
01:43:15 I told you everything that day.
01:47:52 THE END
Cast & Characters
Keiko Kishi
Yasuko
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kikuo Furukawa
Sô Yamamura
Senzô
Seiji Miyaguchi
Yoshida (lawyer)
Yûsuke Kawazu
Sadao
Mari Yoshimura
Mariko aka Mari
Minoru Chiaki
Junichi Fujii
Misako Watanabe
Satoe, Senzô's wife
Osamu Takizawa
Kyoichiro Kurayama, Attorney at Law
Kôji Mitsui
Photo studio customer
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,197
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:47:52
Production Record
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,146