Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi

1928 · 8 MIN · IMDB 5.1 · 38 VOTES · DIR. Tomiyasu Ikeda

Overview

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a 1928 Japanese film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the acting talent of Denjirō Ōkōchi and acts as a complementary film to Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue, which is part of the Yaji and Kita series. An 8-minute remnant of the film was released on DVD by Digital Meme with a benshi accompaniment by Midori Sawato. The version in the National Film Center is 23 minutes long.

Dialogue Timeline — 46 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:11 YAJI AND KITA: THE BATTLE OF TOBA FUSHIMI
00:00:20 Goro Kawabe as Yaji Denjiro Okochi as Kita Shiro Niizuma as The Sergeant
00:00:30 My prince, my prince, what is that
00:00:39 Fight to the finish, fight to the finish!
00:00:59 Yet, the last battle between the Shogun's army and the Imperial forces was still to come.
00:01:09 Yamaarashi, whom they saved, was now bossing them around.
00:01:25 Did you forget the spirit of sacrifice that urged you to join the army?
00:01:35 The next morning.
00:02:29 Draw some water!
00:02:36 What are you waiting for?
00:02:59 you will never fill up the cask, even if you draw all day.
00:03:20 Why did you hit me?
00:03:26 Can't you see I need guts to hit my best friend.
00:03:35 I do. And they're empty.
00:03:59 The big battle started at nightfall on January 3.
00:04:31 Stop wobbling and get to work!
00:05:52 A fierce battle.
00:06:26 Are we dead?
00:06:37 If this is what death is like, then I'm not afraid of dying anymore.
00:06:46 and take a walk amongst the enemy, carrying our flag.
00:07:06 This is the sound of the bullets
00:07:18 Yaji, Yaji, what are those
00:07:31 The end.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed46
Dialogue density5.8 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line00:07:31

Production Record

DirectorTomiyasu Ikeda
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes38