Rashomon - A Choice Between Death and Shame
Masako:
Wait! Stop! Either you die or my husband dies. One of you must die. To have my shame known to two men is worse than dying. I will go with the survivor.
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Rashomon - Desire for Authentic Masculinity
Masako: [to Takehiro; She continues laughing, and turns to Tajomaru; She clutches the bandit by his rags; She spits in his face and laughs again; Tajomaru cringes; [sword]
It's you two who are weak! If you are my husband, kill this man, then you can tell me to kill myself! But you're not a real man. That is why I was crying. I'm tired of this farce. I thought Tajomaru might find some way out. I thought that if he would save me I would do anything for him! I wanted you to take me away. I would have been yours! But he's not a man, either. He's just like my husband. Remember, a woman loves a real man only. A man has to make a woman his by his ].
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