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)
00:04:58 In Akasaka? At the apartment? right... ok, understood
00:07:34 If she is injured on her face It would be terrible
00:10:49 My wife had several male friends. I don’t know the kind of relationship she had with them
00:15:13 At the end, it is just the story of a woman killed by her lover
00:18:22 He is in his office
00:21:20 Good night
00:24:23 He wanted to talk to Mr Ota
00:28:45 It could be. A good-looking girl with glamour
00:32:37 It was probably someone else
00:36:37 Good evening
00:40:54 Tell me
00:45:02 Once they are grown-up, they can't resist temptation
00:49:32 I believe it would be better if you were here with me
00:56:00 why I've done that terrible thing
01:00:21 what would happen to the children and to me ?
01:04:11 yes, it's me
01:07:58 Yes... that true
01:11:18 That's strange. You didn't know that my husband was on business trip?
01:16:19 Did the police tell something new?
01:21:27 of course
01:26:25 He doesn't sleep at night. He seems to be exhausted
01:30:49 I am arranging papers
01:34:50 Yes, I am sure you'll understand
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,144
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:34:50
Production Record
DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes484