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?
00:06:19 So, you went to visit Hachimon-san and Yoshimi-san?
00:09:13 I've known you for many years.
00:12:04 don't kill him, it would be a problem. Just one of his arms is enough.
00:15:17 They...
00:17:58 Jinbei, didn't you come home with him?
00:19:50 I will talk to them.
00:22:13 It was him who began.
00:24:09 Apparently, your pupil want to kill me now.
00:26:19 Come on! I'll show you whether I'm coward or not.
00:28:07 Yes.
00:30:32 I was not sure whether I should tell it to you... It may hurt you
00:32:33 This is what I mean.
00:35:24 Tell me truly.
00:37:24 Do you really want to deal with it?
00:40:05 I can't gain the fame by myself.
00:43:28 Is he still single?
00:47:01 - What? - Hoshino Kanzaimon... I'm afraid of him.
00:52:39 he doesn't speak to anyone
00:55:30 I'm sure you would win.
01:00:34 I couldn't miss this competition, so I wanted to come earlier!
01:06:13 He's a mean guy.
01:10:43 Madam, please help us!