The Munekata Sisters
1950 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,307 VOTES · DIR. Yasujirō Ozu
Overview
Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,140 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 THE MUNEKATA SISTERS
00:06:00 He's been a good father to you two.
00:09:42 Probably getting ready to do it.
00:14:25 No.
00:17:18 "They were next to each other by the moonlight."
00:21:10 - Is he still loafing about? - No, he's looking for a job.
00:27:40 Not yet.
00:31:57 You could have canceled the engagement.
00:36:20 Fine, thanks.
00:40:40 It was a lady named Mashita. She said she'd call back.
00:43:16 Two: don't call her.
00:48:13 You can't put up with him forever.
00:52:28 Things will improve, you'll see.
00:56:41 "Deep down in his heart, he is still in love with my sister."
01:01:09 Yes. I'll try.
01:06:07 Why not?
01:11:02 Yes, I'm ashamed, but it doesn't matter.
01:15:46 You scared me.
01:21:29 What will we get her?
01:25:30 Sister!
01:30:56 I'm fine.
01:35:59 There's a mailbox on the corner.
01:42:41 Perhaps I'm being true to myself
01:47:00 It'll be a long wait.
Cast & Characters
Kinuyo Tanaka
Setsuko Munekata
Hideko Takamine
Mariko Munekata
Ken Uehara
Hiroshi Tashiro
Sanae Takasugi
Yoriko Mashita
Chishû Ryû
Tadachika Munekata
Sô Yamamura
Ryosuke Mimura, Setsuko's husband
Yûji Hori
Maejima
Tatsuo Saitô
Jou Uchida, the Professor
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sangin's master
Setsuko Horikoshi
Sangin's maid
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,140
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:47:00
Production Record
DirectorYasujirō Ozu
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,307