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

00:10:23 You mean - encephalitis or something?

00:13:19 He scolds her terribly

00:17:35 What are they?

00:21:34 Mr. Miyoshi

00:25:35 I told our accountant to pay you quickly

00:29:03 The death rate is very high

00:32:05 In the water, in the mud

00:36:21 I think I still have a fever

00:43:54 Doctor

00:48:29 Medicine's run out

00:54:46 Suck it out

01:00:20 Just go meet them

01:05:08 No hope? She's going to die, isn't she?

01:09:12 Just staying here is enough

01:15:57 We'll come again

01:25:57 Will you go to my apartment?

01:29:11 But it has become meaningless

01:31:46 That's the best

01:36:09 If Masako dies, you'll die too

01:45:18 2 weeks after hospitalization

01:49:54 Masako was still very afraid of noises

01:52:49 The TV didn't disturb her

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 line01:52:49

Production Record

DirectorYoshitaro Nomura

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes248