Memorable Quotes from Kichijirō Ueda
12 quotesThe Deceptive Power of Tears
Commoner
Women use their tears to fool everyone. They even fool themselves.
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The Nature of Fear and Humanity
Priest
I don't want to hear it. No more horror stories.
Commoner
They are common stories these days. I even heard that the demon living here in Rashômon fled in fear of the ferocity of man.
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Indifference to Violence in Society
Priest
A man's been murdered.
Commoner
So what? Only one? Why, up on top of this gate, there's always five or six bodies. No one worries about them.
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The Illusion of Goodness in Humanity
Commoner
But is there anyone who's really ]? Maybe goodness is just make-believe.
[[good]
Priest
What a frightening...
Commoner
Man just wants to forget the bad stuff, and believe in the made-up good stuff. It's easier that way.
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The Nature of Selfishness and Dishonesty
Woodcutter
Selfish!
Commoner
What's wrong with that? That's the way we are, the way we live. You just can't live unless you're what you call selfish.
Woodcutter
Damn it. Everyone is selfish and dishonest. Making excuses. The bandit, the woman, the man, and you!
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Truth and Lies in Human Nature
Commoner
No one tells a lie after he's said he's going to tell one.
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The Nature of Truth and Deception
Woodcutter
It's a lie. It's all a lie. Tajômaru's story and the woman's.
Commoner
It's human nature to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves.
Priest
That may be. But it's because men are weak that they lie, even to themselves.
Commoner
Not another sermon. I don't care if it's a lie, as long as it's entertaining. What story did the woman come up with?
Priest
Well, it's completely different from Tajômaru's story. So different that her face didn't even show the fierceness he spoke of. She was so docile, she was almost pitiful.
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Preference for Rain Over Sermons
Commoner
It sounded interesting, at least while I kept out of the rain. But if it's a sermon, I'd sooner listen to the rain.
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The Desire to Forget Our Past
Commoner
We all want to forget something, so we tell ]. It's easier that way.
[[stories]
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Desire for Story Over Sermon
Commoner
I wanted to hear a story, not one of your sermons.
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Questioning Human Nature and Trust
Commoner
If men ] in this ], what makes you so sure they'll be ] in the next?
[[lie; [world; [honest]
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The Nature of Trust and Belief
Priest
If men don't ] each other, this ] might as well be ].
[[trust; [Earth; [hell]
Commoner
Right. The world's a kind of hell.
Priest
No! I don't want to ] that!
[[believe]
Commoner
No one will hear you, no matter how loud you shout. Just think. Which one of these ] do you believe?
[[stories]
Woodcutter
None makes any ].
[[sense]
Commoner
In the end, you cannot understand the things men do.
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