Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937 · 86 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 2,363 VOTES · DIR. Sadao Yamanaka
Overview
In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,000 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 Toho presents
00:03:21 He had no swords
00:05:24 You kept as quiet as a borrowed cat
00:09:28 Shinza, I can see a halo over your head!
00:13:15 You heard? It's sliced too thin
00:17:33 Good morning
00:20:25 I'll read it when you visit my house
00:23:21 Go to the herbalist at the corner
00:25:49 This is a respectable pawn shop! You're in the way!
00:29:47 A small token of our gratitude, for your men
00:32:22 Stick to your own trade!
00:36:46 No... How about you?
00:39:28 Sorry, I'm disturbing you
00:42:21 Shinza! Stop!
00:45:58 That's right, it's a festival day
00:51:09 I will
00:56:43 I see
01:00:52 Shinza got that right!
01:04:11 It was a cheap offer
01:06:51 Great Master...
01:09:42 You don't want money?
01:12:50 Samurai are wicked these days...
01:16:14 Where are you going? Are you running away?
01:21:49 All right, fetch him
Cast & Characters
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
Matajuro Unno, a samurai
Kan'emon Nakamura
Shinza, the barber
Tsuruzô Nakamura
Genko, fish seller
Chôemon Bandô
Yabushi, the masseur
Sukezô Sukedakaya
Landlord
Emitaro Ichikawa
Yatagoro
Noboru Kiritachi
Shizue Yamagishi
Otaki, Matajuro's wife
Toshio Arashi
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Kanekichi
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,000
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:21:49
Production Record
DirectorSadao Yamanaka
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes2,363