The Actress and the Poet
1935 · 73 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 123 VOTES · DIR. Mikio Naruse
Overview
Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and his nosy and greedy wife. Enter a young and seemingly high-class couple who just so happens is open to purchasing life insurance from their swift neighbour. In the meantime, life is imitating art across the street, which may end up providing for either a happy ending or a rude split - eventually that is.
Dialogue Timeline — 635 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:43 Joyu to shijin (The Actress and the Poet)
00:06:27 It must be hard.
00:09:36 If they don't, some "Cherries" will do.
00:14:16 I owe money. I can't let her see me so I can't go down the stairs.
00:16:17 "Fly kite, fly"
00:18:50 I've seen a couple of her plays.
00:22:53 He's been telling me to go and get the guy next door.
00:25:16 I mean tonight. There are times when you should hurry.
00:27:53 It was OK?
00:31:08 You're going to have more beer?
00:37:38 Thanks for everything last night. It was all very good.
00:40:18 It seems that way.
00:43:00 Will breakfast still be awhile?
00:45:33 What's wrong with letting a friend in need upstairs? "
00:47:48 3 yen in book stamps or a box of sweets that costs 1 yen.
00:50:11 Don't get mad. Chieko and I were just practicing a
00:54:03 Hey, those people who moved in yesterday still haven't gotten up.
00:55:49 What do you mean you 'guess'?
00:58:20 But I don't like this at all.
01:00:14 What's with that scary look. You look like King Kong's younger brother.
01:03:35 if they might do that before you give them an insurance policy.
01:06:20 Don't be so lazy!
01:08:32 You ask.
05:00:00 That's a little different...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed635
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:00:43
Final line05:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes123