Man of the House

1936 · 73 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 81 VOTES · DIR. Mikio Naruse

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Overview

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.

DramaHistory1930s

Dialogue Timeline — 684 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 TOHO VIDEO
00:03:53 We will arrive in three hours.
00:05:58 Do you know who he is?
00:08:49 Your past...
00:11:42 Ah! It’s Shôichi!
00:14:00 Let’s go and get him.
00:16:40 I'll tell you directly.
00:19:19 Shôhei, I don’t want to go to Tokyo.
00:21:41 I’m famous Kumoemon. I’m not a performer who sings for little money.
00:24:28 I’m Kumaemon. I don’t want to work for you.
00:28:48 You cannot think me higher only by my reputation.
00:34:47 It’s broken into pieces.
00:37:08 Even a pupil reads a newspaper.
00:39:42 Why don’t you think about Otsuma?
00:45:05 I know what you mean.
00:48:56 So, did you go there to ask about your mother’s sickness?
00:51:02 What is it?
00:53:35 Did you think about that?
00:55:50 Don’t you understand?
00:58:31 They say that he is cold and cruel as he doesn’t care even about his sick wife.
01:02:09 Chidori. You made a big mistake. She became crazy.
01:04:40 I think we should live separately.
01:06:46 Let me go, Let me go!
01:12:44 END

Cast & Characters

Ryûnosuke Tsukigata Kumoemon Tochûken Chikako Hosokawa Otsuma Sachiko Chiba Chidori Kamatari Fujiwara Shôgetsu Kaoru Itô Sentarô Masao Mishima Kurata Asataro Ichikawa Takiemon Yoshio Kosugi Tôun Kô Mihashi Isono Shin Date Akiba

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed684
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:12:44

Production Record

DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes81