The Great Duel
1964 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 405 VOTES · DIR. Eiichi Kudo
Overview
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
Dialogue Timeline — 920 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:12 A TOEl Production
00:03:14 Mikijiro Hira (Asari)
00:09:58 Are you looking for a shelter?
00:14:05 Get him here
00:17:15 It's a mistake
00:20:00 We're not getting anywhere
00:23:01 to have the Kofu's son elected as Shogun
00:26:07 If you try to stop me, even though you're a woman
00:28:45 Okabe is a leader of our group
00:32:50 And you, the innocent, was a victim of it
00:35:42 Let's join forces and overthrow Sakai
00:38:10 Follow him and investigate everywhere he goes
00:42:28 Don't get it wrong, Miss Miya
00:47:57 You don't deserve this sword, I'll use it
00:53:27 Me and nobody else
00:57:55 It's Yamaga Soko
01:01:20 Here's the purpose of my visit
01:04:48 Jinbei, there's no doubt about it
01:07:49 They'll meet tomorrow at the Kaneiji temple
01:11:04 I'll go to your place to settle everything
01:14:55 I wanted to talk to someone for this last night we're having
01:23:45 Don't do anything until then
01:28:06 My horse!
01:48:56 This is the end
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed920
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:48:56
Production Record
DirectorEiichi Kudo
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes405