There Was a Father

Name: There Was a Father
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Released: 1942
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Chishû Ryû, Shûji Sano, Haruhiko Tsuda, Shin Saburi, Takeshi Sakamoto

1942 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,336 VOTES · DIR. Yasujirō Ozu

Overview

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Dialogue Timeline — 831 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:24 We run out of shoe polish

00:07:32 What big blisters!

00:11:54 The responsibility frightens me

00:15:13 Remember we visited your grandfather's grave

00:17:47 You were nicknamed ''badger''

00:21:23 That's good. Easy, wasn't it?

00:24:59 What brings you, father?

00:27:28 to move to Tokyo

00:29:48 Don't waste it

00:35:59 I'm often here myself

00:37:45 Not until you greet the guest

00:39:36 Mix undiluted nitric acid with...

00:43:41 Please, can't you think again?

00:47:34 Do you smoke?

00:50:12 When you've done it as best you can

00:54:23 Father

00:57:35 He told me about you, sir

00:59:22 You're earlier than I expected

01:03:57 Iwamoto and me for fighting?

01:06:43 this wonderful reunion

01:09:50 Events are unpredictable

01:12:48 They asked all about you

01:16:09 Only 10 cents

01:20:11 It feels so good

Cast & Characters

Chishû Ryû Shuhei Horikawa Shûji Sano Ryohei Horikawa Haruhiko Tsuda Ryohei as a child Shin Saburi Yasutaro Kurokawa Takeshi Sakamoto Makoto Hirata Mitsuko Mito Fumiko Hirata Masayoshi Ôtsuka Seiichi Hirata Shin'ichi Himori Minoru Uchida Seiji Nishimura Priest Reikô Tani

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed831

Dialogue density8.9 lines / min

First line00:02:24

Final line01:20:11

Production Record

DirectorYasujirō Ozu

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes3,336