Memorable Quotes from Machiko Kyō
2 quotesDesire for Authentic Masculinity
Masako
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 ].
[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]
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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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