The Ditch
1954 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 131 VOTES · DIR. Kaneto Shindō
Overview
Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,087 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:10 DITCH
00:07:12 Forward! Forward! March!
00:11:17 Rainy days are worse than my mom's death anniversary.
00:13:55 They went on strike.
00:26:17 You took so long to start a fire!
00:30:48 Good morning.
00:33:25 "Something to forgive, something to punish."
00:36:34 Independence doesn't mean going astray!
00:39:33 One glass.
00:42:25 Let's go.
00:45:31 Thank you!
00:49:08 But I lost my home, my parents...
00:52:42 Can you play the shamisen?
00:55:42 This body...
00:58:45 Shikazo!
01:01:45 Let's go to the police.
01:06:05 The "Work Song".
01:10:09 Hey, this young man...
01:13:46 If you give him too much money...
01:17:09 It's wet! Take me!
01:22:27 We can't do that.
01:28:12 If you wish to peep, at least shut up.
01:40:31 I have to, for my pride.
01:45:08 "Pin. Pin. This..."
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,087
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:45:08
Production Record
DirectorKaneto Shindō
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes131