A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945 · 77 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 148 VOTES · DIR. Mikio Naruse
Overview
In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He is saved by Karatsu Kanbei (Kazuo Hasegawa), a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it soon becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has several potentially shady ulterior motives.
Dialogue Timeline — 643 lines
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00:00:12 Sanjusangendo toshiya monogatari (A tale of Archers at Sanjusangendo)
00:03:41 Really?
00:06:25 You must be tired.
00:09:21 Daihachiro, please tell me what happened to you!
00:13:27 I don't like it
00:15:35 That's why I... I don't know what to do.
00:18:24 Well, I don't know.
00:20:36 I'm the owner of this house.
00:22:41 Then does this mean, that what I've said is true?
00:24:41 - Stop it! - Enough!
00:27:05 - Who are you? - Karatsu Kanbei.
00:29:18 So, without your help, I would have hurt my arm as they planned.
00:31:27 I know what this woman told you.
00:34:03 You are good player.
00:36:32 Daihachiro. What do you think?
00:39:03 I just wanted to keep the fame of our family.
00:41:01 You are right.
00:45:59 It's not a game for children.
00:50:32 You acted very well.
00:54:14 Mother.
00:59:22 Please, protect him!
01:05:19 It's not polite for the audience.
01:09:46 Understand?
08:00:00 I'm so anxious.