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
00:04:40 Why, you...
00:09:01 Good.
00:11:46 When are you going to bring Toemon's daughter for me?
00:14:16 Merchant Kagiya's man has been here again.
00:17:08 Let sleeping dogs lie.
00:19:17 O-Nobu! Come and thank the gentleman.
00:22:31 ...whoever causes his death.
00:24:42 But Sensei...
00:28:19 What's this thing for?
00:30:35 ...so you need have no fear.
00:32:42 A spy will be sure to seek him out.
00:34:33 I shouldn't be telling you, but it's pieces this big!
00:36:23 Always the gentleman, aren't you!
00:38:47 Big stones? I don't know anything about any big stones.
00:44:18 And did he escape?
00:47:52 What are you gawking at? Get to work!
00:51:45 O-Nobu!
00:54:24 It's his orders.
00:56:38 I will come for you. Don't forget those words.
01:01:28 Yoshichi!
01:05:31 I'll crush his Utsunomiya fief for him.
01:11:00 I'll give you money!
01:19:49 The End