The Girl in the Rumor

Name: The Girl in the Rumor
Director: Mikio Naruse
Released: 1935
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Sachiko Chiba, Kamatari Fujiwara, Toshiko Itô, Kô Mihashi, Masao Mishima

1935 · 55 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 165 VOTES · DIR. Mikio Naruse

Overview

A story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl"). Their widowed father runs the family sake shop, but is running into financial trouble, causing him to tamper with his stock; Meanwhile, his long-time mistress yearns for something more serious. Amidst this, the older sister is introduced to a well-off suitor: A university boy, much more intrigued by the less traditional little sister. A doddering grandfather, an officious uncle and busybody neighbors also don't make the lives of the hardworking members of the family any easier.

Dialogue Timeline — 515 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:39 Uwasa No Musume (The Girl In The Rumour)

00:02:58 Alright.

00:05:36 I guess I won't be doing that favour for you tomorrow.

00:07:41 I'm worried about her new boyfriend.

00:09:28 Is that so? Thanks.

00:12:30 Sorry. I ran into an old friend, he asked me along

00:14:39 Really?

00:16:01 I'd get nervous if I went without her.

00:17:18 I'm going that way. I'll be at home. Give my regards to your father.

00:19:11 I'm a little tired of this business. And I have a bit of money.

00:22:00 That's not what I'm getting at.

00:24:01 The kid from the Saginomiya says he prefers Kimiko.

00:25:56 Oh, so you're going to buy me a present?

00:27:35 Yes, I think it's a good idea.

00:29:30 See you.

00:31:52 I'm home!

00:35:49 No, nothing particular.

00:38:29 In any case, there's no definite answer from the other side.

00:40:40 Anyway, tomorrow is Kimiko's birthday

00:43:39 Father and uncle are lying to you.

00:45:59 - Did you go to Yoshikawa's? - Yes, I made the delivery.

00:48:24 I brought someone here for you to see. Come with me.

00:51:10 There's something we'd like to check.

00:54:05 Shall we bet something on it?

Cast & Characters

Sachiko Chiba Kunie Kamatari Fujiwara Uncle Toshiko Itô Oyo Kô Mihashi Kenkichi Masao Mishima The barber Yô Shiomi Keisaku Ryuko Umezono Kimiko Heihachirô Ôkawa Shintaro

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed515

Dialogue density9.4 lines / min

First line00:00:39

Final line00:54:05

Production Record

DirectorMikio Naruse

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes165