Kumamoto Stories

2002 · 122 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 96 VOTES · DIR. Takashi Miike

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Overview

Jidai-geki period / folklore type stories that were comissioned by the Kumamoto prefacture of Kyushu island in 1996 and filmed over a period of three years. Kumamoto Monogatari is a 2002 omnibus which includes the three short films: Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu, Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta, Onna Kunishuu Ikki.

Dialogue Timeline — 576 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:14 This movie entitled "The Kumamoto Stories" contains the trilogy...
00:07:09 20 years later
00:12:48 As long as there is the beautiful country...
00:22:28 ...and destroyed an army of men in one second.
00:29:15 I shall sacrifice my life that you protected, in order to end the war.
00:37:28 What?
00:40:34 Why don't you keep a solid watch?
00:43:09 This is how people overseas write to mean our country.
00:47:21 Neither Toh nor Shiragi has ever attacked us.
00:51:14 Kenichi!
00:57:54 Weren't we going back to our village?
01:03:19 ´´lt shook up the Toyotomi administration then in power, and served as the axis for the Middle Ages to change into the Modern Age.´´
01:08:35 We used to prepare for the worst all the time.
01:13:15 ...the troop appointed to capture Tanaka Castle consisted of Hidekane Kobayakawa as the General Commander, with Ekei Ankokuji...
01:17:29 We can't do that!
01:20:33 Father!
01:24:04 Don't worry.
01:30:20 I think he just wanted you to live, too.
01:34:08 But what a long battle it was!
01:38:36 Koume.
01:43:18 Why did you betray us?
01:45:57 Brother, I wish to return you a favor for having saved me back then.
01:50:06 Taromaru!
02:01:53 Angry Frames Inc.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed576
Dialogue density4.7 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line02:01:53

Production Record

DirectorTakashi Miike
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes96