The Crimson Peacock
1954 · 271 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 18 VOTES · DIR. Ryō Hagiwara
Overview
One of the greatest film serials ever to come out of Japan puts together an all-star cast in the search for the key of the Crimson Peacock, a treasure trove that will make whoever discovers it the richest man in the world. The battle lines are drawn between two rival groups, the Swans and the Skulls competing to find the key and the map, while unrequited love for a beautiful woman complicates everything as she is forced to take a potion that gives her an evil heart. It’s edge of the seat excitement from start to finish in this 5 movie serial as parts 1 through 4 each end with a cliffhanger, building suspense to the very end when all is revealed! There is action, romance, and intrigue, with a touch of black magic as the forces of good and evil collide!
Dialogue Timeline — 585 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:04 Toei Company Ltd. Presents
00:03:21 If you don't behave, we'll kill you!
00:05:52 Calm down, my guest.
00:08:21 Why would I have it, when I'm not the Prince of Karakosia?
00:13:34 There's a big market in a village called Betanne.
00:15:19 I don't know.
00:17:47 So Shamundo sets out on a journey with his bugle.
00:20:30 Stop it!
00:25:40 Go back already.
00:29:03 Have you heard any rumors about the bandit, Ongo?
00:31:45 and the whereabouts of Shamundo's treasures...
00:33:45 Aren't you sheltering Shamundo's granddaughter, Princess Sakurako...
00:35:20 Don't get carried away!
00:40:30 I needed to find two more.
00:42:24 That's why I have come.
00:45:49 Heaven is with us.
00:50:39 Are you hurt anywhere?
00:53:42 Father, aren't you worried about the situation in Nippon?
00:56:07 Betanne Village?
00:58:06 You should be able to read the Japanese characters.
00:59:31 Oh no!
01:03:00 It's nothing.
01:06:20 But we're in the middle of...
01:08:30 Goro, please live long.