Talking Head

1992 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 483 VOTES · DIR. Mamoru Oshii

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Overview

After the director of a film in production dissappears, his replacement has to deal with the cast and crew being mysteriously killed off one by one.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,065 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:40 Maria!
00:05:21 I won't wait any longer.
00:11:47 A piano sketch of the theme song.
00:17:09 After much trial and error, a secret weapon was obtained.
00:21:02 I say he never finished it in the first place.
00:24:34 What do you want to do about the editing?
00:27:40 Just as I've heard.
00:30:34 Color movies had to be artificially processed as things...
00:33:28 Han!
00:36:10 ...while working on a certain project for a certain production company...
00:39:41 ...it invites a situation where he ends up spilling his guts out.
00:44:40 As you know, the audience usually understands the roles in the story...
00:47:05 A character doesn't need a persona or a specific instance of a mysterious air...
00:49:36 ...decide life and death of a character by a mere sound effect or a line.
00:53:11 ...but also its entire existence, including how its innermost mind works...
00:55:58 However, when a certain type of image is tied with music...
01:00:30 ...it's not even an experience that can be shared with others.
01:03:29 Can I ask something?
01:08:16 Haann!!
01:15:05 This is a routine work-related announcement:
01:21:25 Yes, something does stink pretty badly.
01:25:55 The developer of the camera capable of shooting 4 frames per second...
01:35:08 You must have known it since long ago.
01:39:35 Maruwa

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,065
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line01:39:35

Production Record

DirectorMamoru Oshii
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes483