Writhing Tongue

Name: Writhing Tongue
Director: Yoshitaro Nomura
Released: 1980
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Tsunehiko Watase, Yukiyo Toake, Mayuko Wakamori, Tomoe Hiiro, Sanae Nakahara

1980 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 248 VOTES · DIR. Yoshitaro Nomura

Overview

Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at the conclusion that she has tetanus. Her parents have to bear the sufferings of their child. The once peaceful family has changed completely.

Dialogue Timeline — 848 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:11 "WRITHING TONGUE"

00:06:38 I can, but I don't want to

00:10:20 Seems something's wrong with... her brain

00:13:13 Is that true?

00:17:25 Is it that bad?

00:21:13 Then anti-toxic serum treatment

00:25:20 How is she?

00:28:50 Suffocation by

00:31:45 Probably

00:35:19 Finished

00:40:58 Injections can't stop her convulsions

00:47:11 Masako!

00:52:32 Open your mouth!

00:59:28 What then?

01:03:10 But -

01:07:28 You're afraid you might get tetanus too?

01:14:14 You were having a bad dream?

01:22:10 I'll call you if it's necessary

01:27:46 Masako and mine

01:30:45 25 years ago when I suffered from... diphtheria

01:34:14 She couldn't sleep

01:40:37 You talked so roughly I had to come

01:47:13 I want a chocolate bun!

01:51:45 Shall we eat something?

Cast & Characters

Tsunehiko Watase Akira Miyoshi Yukiyo Toake Kunie Miyoshi Mayuko Wakamori Masako Miyoshi Tomoe Hiiro Sanae Nakahara Sadae Tanie Kitabayashi Akira's mother Yasukiyo Umeno Keizô Kanie Yamagishi Ken'ichi Katô Sen Yano

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed848

Dialogue density7.4 lines / min

First line00:00:11

Final line01:51:45

Production Record

DirectorYoshitaro Nomura

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes248