House of Bamboo

1955 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 4,295 VOTES · DIR. Samuel Fuller

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Overview

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

Dialogue Timeline — 993 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:23 [Man Narrating] This film was photographed...
00:05:55 I wonder.
00:08:42 Nobody knows. Nobody knows.
00:13:33 Oh, Nagoya Mariko.
00:18:29 - [Sobbing] - Take it easy. You'll be all right.
00:22:24 - You mean the guy with the red coat? - Hai. Hai.
00:25:41 [Laughs]
00:29:17 - Very sorry, huh? - Yes, very sorry.
00:32:43 Charged with homicide of second lieutenant, no witness, no conviction.
00:37:12 It looks like a wake.
00:40:14 Sorry we roughed you up, Uncle.
00:44:24 What did your uncle say about that?
00:49:48 It's getting worse every day.
00:53:23 What's the message?
00:58:10 He'll show you where the room is.
01:02:24 I think I'll live, Charlie.
01:06:17 Well, in those days...
01:09:44 packed with money to deliver to the banks of Tokyo.
01:12:39 [Sighs]
01:17:15 Everybody likes tea.
01:22:08 - Something went wrong. - What do you mean?
01:26:30 I screened him.
01:30:51 Ah. Please.
01:34:28 [Sirens Blaring]

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed993
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:34:28

Production Record

DirectorSamuel Fuller
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,380,000
Revenue$1,700,000
IMDb votes4,295