The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
1956 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 117 VOTES · DIR. Nobuo Nakagawa
Overview
Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga. Before learning of these plots, Ryutaro discovers himself in a predicament of his own when he rushes to the defence of a local girl who is caught between her boyfriend and a greedy businessman. The situation results in many violent one-on-one skirmishes between Ryutaro and the businessman’s many samurai defendants, one of whom enigmatically refuses to reveal his face or use more than just the one hand. Before long, Ryutaro’s top priority is not protecting Iemitsu as it should be, but rather unearthing the true identity of the mystery samurai.
Dialogue Timeline — 719 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 THE CEILING ATUTSUNOMIYA
00:04:31 Who do you think you're talking to?!
00:08:56 ...nor any other loose tongues will be spreading rumors.
00:11:27 Oh, all right. Go have a drink.
00:13:54 Tomorrow you go to the castle. We won't be able to see each other.
00:16:48 What's the matter?
00:18:53 Come on!
00:21:52 To secure the House of Tokugawa in ages to come...
00:24:13 No! Let go of me!
00:27:14 But you won't come out of it all alone on top.
00:29:50 I will, sir.
00:31:42 ...could be an agent of the Shogun.
00:33:31 Yoshichi! Yoshichi!
00:35:29 Don't tease a poor girl like that!
00:37:51 I know a few things.
00:40:44 Don't let him get away!
00:46:03 Squire Oiwa!
00:48:39 Shino...
00:52:55 Tomorrow is almost here.
00:54:49 Merchant Kagiya!
00:57:26 ...your esteem?
01:03:03 Ryutaro!
01:06:12 Lord Honda...
01:11:14 What?!