Tokyo March

1929 · 24 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 348 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Mizoguchi

Tokyo March poster

Overview

A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March." (Sadly, less than a half hour of the footage has been recovered and restored.)

Dialogue Timeline — 63 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:15 Production Direction
00:00:54 Cast
00:02:34 An orphan, Michiyo lives with her uncle and aunt
00:03:23 "I couldn't do that to the daughter of my dead sister, but the situation is desperate... I need to think about it."
00:03:54 "Michiyo, listen to me. When I was a geisha, I knew your father and I loved him, but he left me before you were born."
00:05:31 Yoshiki, the son of the rich business man Fujimoto.
00:06:37 Some time later, at the "Garden of Flowers", the geisha house where Mr. Fujimoto is a regular customer...
00:07:43 At the bank where Yoshiki and his friend Yukichi Sakuma work...
00:08:44 "Of all the geishas, which one do you prefer?"
00:10:20 "Yoshiki, I adore that new geisha!"
00:11:50 "I don't want your gifts! Let me go!"
00:13:01 "Madam, give this cheque to Orie and return this ring...."
00:14:14 At the next room, Sakuma is also waiting for Orie.
00:15:21 "Mr. Yoshiki gave me this."
00:17:19 "An heir of the Fujimoto family cannot marry a geisha, my son."
00:18:49 "You know Yoshiki? He's my son."
00:19:30 "If that ring you're wearing was given to you by your mother... well, Orie... you are my daughter!"
00:21:08 "Yoshiki, Orie is your sister!!"
00:21:47 Insurmountable obstacles separate us. Yoshiki.
00:22:41 "Yoshiki is my brother!"
00:24:29 "I will travel far away to forget."

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed63
Dialogue density2.6 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line00:24:29

Production Record

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes348