Hitsudan Hostess
2010 · 92 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 85 VOTES · DIR. Hajime Takezono
Overview
The story is based on the bestselling autobiography of 25-year-old Rie Saito, who became a number-one hostess in Ginza despite being deaf. ""Hitsudan Hostess"" was published by Kobunsha this past May, and so far it has sold roughly 115,000 copies. The book depicts the life of Saito, who was born in Aomori and became deaf at the age of 1 due to an illness. She rebelled against her strict parents, and she ran away from home several times as a youth. At a local club, she began taking an interest in ""hitsudan"" (communicating through writing), which she later made use of when she moved to Tokyo and became a popular hostess at a Ginza club. --Tokyograph
Dialogue Timeline — 825 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 The most expensive town for nightlife in Japan is Ginza.
00:02:46 We will go to a club now.
00:05:38 Thank you.
00:08:47 If you don't try to talk, you'll forget how to speak.
00:11:32 You're being a nuisance, just like yesterday.
00:14:59 It's just arrived today.
00:17:33 Don't do it again.
00:21:26 I want a turtle neck one.
00:24:11 I've been thinking about you.
00:27:31 Can you hear my voice?
00:32:12 Let it heal.
00:36:49 Pleased to meet you.
00:39:49 Rie-chan, you have very good handwriting.
00:42:38 Standing out there is cold, isn't it?
00:46:33 I'll go and bring her back.
00:53:02 Do your best.
00:57:20 It's an excellent...
00:59:19 This bridge, I built it!
01:01:41 Ah, sending a text to mama in Aomori.
01:05:33 Well...
01:11:36 Rie is?
01:15:29 Rie! Welcome back!
01:26:44 [Congratulations.]
01:32:38 [This drama is the fictionalization of a true story.]