Man of the House

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

Man of the House poster

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.

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.
00:05:56 To Sezaki Sentarô.
00:08:43 Tôchuken is... in Japan...
00:11:32 Bring me a sake.
00:13:45 Did he say something else?
00:16:19 Everyone has one’s own door in mind. Even a wife cannot see inside it.
00:18:59 I began my old story again.
00:21:20 You cannot sing for officers? I promised them.
00:24:13 What?
00:27:13 I haven’t heard your song in such a long time.
00:33:39 But, she stays there and as you are a famous person...
00:36:37 Where?
00:39:12 So, I’ll begin to prepare for it.
00:44:23 I cannot help crying as I see you like that.
00:47:38 I read it in newspaper.
00:50:27 India? For what?
00:52:45 I don’t know.
00:55:16 Father, please don’t see Chidori.
00:57:21 If I’m a performer, it’s enough for me.
01:00:40 I know.
01:03:23 It wasn’t only Otsuma who suffers by it. I do so also. Please say so to her.
01:05:41 It’s principal who forced him to.
01:08:17 Yes. So, you told her what he said? To sleep quietly? Did you tell her?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed684
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:08:17

Production Record

DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes81