The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957 · 123 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 3,916 VOTES · DIR. Daniel Mann
Overview
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,711 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:26 Tutti-frutti.
00:07:31 You sure surprised me, boss.
00:11:37 Oh, yes, sir. I unpacked as soon as I got in last night.
00:15:28 Very nice place, boss, but not at top of Okinawa, at bottom.
00:19:16 I don't... Listen...
00:23:52 We're on duty, Sakini, we're not on a tour of the island.
00:29:21 He give you chopstick.
00:33:01 Do you want to be ignorant?
00:37:19 ...and we're gonna have to have a league president.
00:42:17 Hello!
00:48:36 - Lookit... - She gonna show you, boss.
00:53:03 All right, all right.
00:58:43 Oh, you got the geisha business in America too, boss?
01:03:41 I am an old man, sir. I shall die soon.
01:08:25 - Good morning. - Good morning.
01:12:43 ...somewhere where I could raise vegetables organically, nature's way.
01:16:18 ...and the other one, the Do's and Don'ts of Cabbage Culture.
01:21:30 They say, "Take nickel or jump in lake."
01:25:58 Officers' Club at Awasi, please.
01:31:14 Good evening.
01:40:08 They'll die.
01:44:13 Captain, may I congratulate you on what you've done for this village?
01:53:32 I mean, yes, you're not going to work for me at all, Sakini.
01:57:45 Gregovich.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,711
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:02:26
Final line01:57:45
Production Record
DirectorDaniel Mann
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,916