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)
00:10:00 Come to my house to dry yourself
00:14:17 You're Koide Jihei, sergeant in the castle, Age: 48 years old
00:17:25 Let's sleep and wait until tomorrow morning
00:20:16 we'll owe an explanation
00:23:30 I'm counting on you
00:26:30 Now you know what the government
00:29:25 Well
00:33:24 A rich samurai like you can't understand
00:36:13 and your name will be remembered in history
00:40:06 I had nothing to lose, And they didn't arrest me!
00:45:34 Get out of here
00:49:12 She's around 20, bright skin and keen eyes
00:54:13 We still have allies
00:58:43 I'll check by myself
01:02:13 What do you think about it?
01:06:05 Wife: Sato, 39 years old
01:09:04 It's the only possibility
01:13:23 Maybe you'll find it uncalled for, but
01:18:06 and will go with him up to Senju
01:27:09 Show me the map
01:42:23 We made a mistake
01:53:32 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed920
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:53:32
Production Record
DirectorEiichi Kudo
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes405