Big Shots Die at Dawn

1961 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 71 VOTES · DIR. Kihachi Okamoto

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Overview

An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned and "just doing [his] job" according to an interview with Chris Desjardins in Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, he did express a general excitement about working in action cinema (which shows through in this film's energy.)

Dialogue Timeline — 1,068 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:40 Congratulations, Mayor Saeki
00:08:05 That ain’t hay. What kind of info do you have?
00:11:32 You should have come sooner.
00:13:43 why that hump ran into a small fortune?
00:15:48 Captain Hosoki had a right not to like you.
00:19:19 What?
00:22:44 No need to thank me, but I am a little worried.
00:26:43 The hotshot you were talking to was Saijo, a captain in the Handa gang.
00:29:24 He didn’t just speak of evidence in broad terms?
00:32:40 I dote on my daughter and couldn’t bring myself to inform the police.
00:36:19 So sexy, even her son could fall for her.
00:40:00 You’re unarmed? - Too bad for you.
00:43:14 The punk’s got grit.
00:50:07 I didn’t come here to hear you bellyache!
00:55:02 They’re gonna whack Saijo?! Hey! Wait! Hello! Hello!
00:59:26 And don’t think that that casing makes you some kind of a hotshot!
01:02:49 through. It has something to do with
01:05:35 You will remember everything in good time, I assure you.
01:09:43 from out of town and all. I sure got bamboozled!
01:13:45 I don’t care if you are a policeman, when a lady is in a state of undress…
01:16:39 What are you asking for?
01:20:07 That sounds like some pretty wishful thinking.
01:27:26 although I was originally picked for the job.
01:33:09 I’ve avenged Yasuo’s death!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,068
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:01:40
Final line01:33:09

Production Record

DirectorKihachi Okamoto
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes71