A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,376 VOTES · DIR. Yūzō Kawashima

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era poster

Overview

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,405 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:27 ANikkatsu Production
00:05:32 Let me introduce the girls to you.
00:09:23 Oh, I'm so busy!
00:13:49 We'll shock the blue-eyed bastards and the Shogunate.
00:18:04 I see. I'm counting on you, sir.
00:22:27 It's fine, I know you're popular.
00:26:57 Your father was good to me when he was alive.
00:32:29 - Great lyrics, don't you think? - I wrote that song.
00:37:21 Hey, Kinzo, wake up.
00:41:32 I do feel bad about it!
00:45:50 You two wouldn't get any patrons.
00:50:53 - Excuse me, gentlemen. - It's you!
00:55:06 That's what all the patrons want to believe, Father!
00:59:11 This body of mine is owned by the Inn, from head to toe.
01:03:47 Maybe he's really a ninja!
01:08:06 before the fall of the Shogun.
01:13:08 How kind of you.
01:17:19 Right, then, I'll borrow the kimono and go and make some money.
01:21:59 Security around the Foreigners' Quarter is tight.
01:25:54 - He knows. - He must know about our plan.
01:30:15 Koharu, wait!
01:35:01 - Yes. And I have a favour to ask. - A favour?
01:40:29 - Mr Grifter! - Oh, it's you two.
01:44:17 In fact, Koharu fell sick and dropped dead.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,405
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:00:27
Final line01:44:17

Production Record

DirectorYūzō Kawashima
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,376