Postcard

2010 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 273 VOTES · DIR. Kaneto Shindō

Postcard poster

Overview

Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the war ends, Keita visits his comrade's wife Yuko and bears witness to the tragic life she has led.

Dialogue Timeline — 793 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 production by kindai eiga kyokai
00:03:17 ordinary seaman sadazo morikawa, sir!
00:06:30 he wanted to sell her off to a city restaurant.
00:10:27 begone from our home and hearth!
00:14:22 it's not right that you stay single.
00:19:47 my apologies.
00:25:50 we're taking a local ferry.
00:31:16 the village will cover that.
00:37:53 i go to join my husband.
00:44:02 your father sat up with me the entire time.
00:48:39 what? brazil?
00:54:00 we didn't use electricity even when father was alive.
00:57:03 my wife won't dare complain.
01:01:55 sadazo was one of them.
01:05:56 those sent to submarines and coastal defense craft
01:09:09 bright red, they were.
01:13:41 ...did they go at night, or during the day?
01:18:55 when i come back from the war
01:24:57 i don't know who you are, but you've slipped right in.
01:30:36 i wrote that i was coming home.
01:34:20 but you won't have to be his mistress if you have it.
01:38:09 what? what wedding?
01:44:08 in memoriam: ordinary seaman sadazo morikawa
100:00:00 the lots you had to draw?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed793
Dialogue density7.0 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line100:00:00

Production Record

DirectorKaneto Shindō
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes273