The Calamari Wrestler
2004 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 795 VOTES · DIR. Minoru Kawasaki
Overview
This wild comedy pokes fun at the world of pro-wrestling by placing its accomplished wrestler protagonist Koji Taguchi against a giant squid known as the Calamari Wrestler. The Calimari Wrestler not only proves to be Koji's most difficult opponent yet, but also has an effect on several people's personal lives when he becomes the unlikely object of a young girl's affection.
Dialogue Timeline — 992 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:09 The IMGP title match is now drawing to a close.
00:03:38 What's your analysis?
00:07:46 Must've been three years ago.
00:11:53 Ah, is that right?
00:15:24 That bastard!
00:18:51 People will love me if I win.
00:22:25 You've been obsessed with Calamari lately.
00:25:37 Do me a favor?
00:29:06 How would he be able to support me?
00:33:54 It's not as if we're still in an era of good guys and bad guys.
00:36:49 Calamari ate our radish to get stronger.
00:39:46 There's been some controversy about this upcoming match.
00:43:28 Yes.
00:46:15 Everything that is alive must die at some point.
00:49:36 It seems the rumor was true.
00:53:37 Is Calamari going for the kill already?
00:56:47 Does an octopus have a medulla oblongata?
01:00:00 I can't even imagine what it's like to have a father.
01:03:02 Just go home. No, please just go home!
01:06:54 Wanna see?
01:10:43 Every time we'd spar, you'd be stronger than the last.
01:13:43 and see how both sides are doing in the locker room.
01:17:30 This is just utterly one-sided!
01:21:51 Now he grabs the left arm.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed992
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:21:51
Production Record
DirectorMinoru Kawasaki
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes795