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
00:06:51 Osaka Electric's general manager and another man will be here at 1:00.
00:11:06 She left early this evening. She said she'd be a little late.
00:16:10 Idiot! Hold on to your girl.
00:20:51 So I want you to find my children.
00:24:39 If she's only seven, I'll be her guardian.
00:28:03 I'd like to get closer to you, even in the smallest matters.
00:32:54 100 million?
00:38:34 Ready?
00:42:16 Oh? You changed your hairstyle.
00:45:36 I get it.
00:50:02 And?
00:53:33 I think it's best if you told him exactly what happened.
00:59:32 I'd go to a department store and buy Guerlain's most expensive perfume.
01:03:35 Thank you.
01:09:31 I'm not a bad photographer, am I?
01:13:20 "I didn't know the law" won't cut it.
01:19:00 That scoundrel.
01:22:49 He clearly denied your claim. Legally, you have no right.
01:26:42 We'll deal with my will later.
01:30:28 You keep it. Glance through it.
01:36:09 He forced Mr. Ishimoda to be the executor.
01:40:30 Clearly, the birth year is different.
01:43:36 I took the document sealed in the envelope.
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 line01:43:36
Production Record
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,146