The Thin Line
1966 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 484 VOTES · DIR. Mikio Naruse
Overview
Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead. Although Tashiro is not a suspect in the police investigation, he is racked with guilt and confesses to his wife, Masako. In an effort to further relieve his tortured sense of guilt, he then confesses to Sugimoto. Neither his wife nor his friend can believe that he could have been involved.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,144 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 THE STRANGER WITHIN A WOMAN (THE THIN LINE)
00:05:05 I’m coming right away Yes… OK.
00:07:42 hm? Wow congratulation!
00:11:14 Please
00:15:47 Considering what has happened I have my share of responsibility
00:18:57 The fact that Sugimoto and I are friends
00:21:54 That’s because she was near-sighted
00:25:56 yes
00:30:05 Since the funeral, I can not sleep at night
00:34:25 Good day
00:38:21 I have something to tell you
00:43:07 ready? go
00:47:10 Yes, but in some quiet place
00:52:02 from time to time, you and he can be really intense
00:57:41 come on, go on
01:02:46 Knowing that I am not the only one
01:06:26 You must be tired now
01:09:48 little by little, it's all the way down
01:14:10 It does! I killed someone
01:19:33 Good evening
01:25:01 Who told you that you are a coward?
01:29:25 If it is tiring, he should sleep well
01:33:52 and soon, we will all have forgotten
01:40:59 I know I will have to remain all my life with my silence
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,144
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:40:59
Production Record
DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes484