Tokyo March
1929 · 24 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 348 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Mizoguchi
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
00:00:44 Director of photography
00:02:21 After a hard day of work at the factory, Michiyo and a friend return home
00:03:04 "If Michiyo would become a geisha like the owner of the "Garden of Flowers" suggested to me, it would give us a nice little business."
00:03:39 That night...
00:04:10 "Never fall in love, never depend on men, but learn to seduce them."
00:06:03 "That young girl is really pretty!"
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?"
00:09:56 "Pardon, he doesn't want any? Well, I'll serve him anyway!"
00:11:20 "My little Orie darling!"
00:12:28 Fujimoto recognizes the ring Orie lost during the argument.
00:14:05 "Don't be sad, mr. Yoshiki. Orie is waiting for you."
00:14:42 "Orie, I love you!"
00:16:03 "How are you, Sakuma?"
00:17:45 "Believe me, it's impossible for you to marry her."
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!!"
00:21:36 Dear Sakuma, I will never marry Orie.
00:22:33 Insurmountable obstacles separate us.
00:23:08 Some time later, the marriage of Orie and Sakuma is celebrated.
00:25:19 "This belongs to you from now on."
Cast & Characters
Shizue Natsukawa
Michiyo
Shizue Natsukawa
Orie
Reiji Ichiki
Yoshiki Fujimoto
Eiji Takagi
Yoshiki's Father
Isamu Kosugi
Yûkichi Sakuma
Takako Irie
Sayuri Fujimoto
Taeko Sakuma
Natsuko Fujimoto
Hisako Takihana
Sumie
Hisako Takihana
Ruriko
Shunji Kanda
Pianist Yamano
Shôzô Nanbu
Playwright Ken Shimazu
Kan'ichi Tani
Western Painter Nobuo Matsunami
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed63
Dialogue density2.6 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line00:25:19
Production Record
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes348