Memorable Quotes from Toshirō Mifune
16 quotesKikuchiyo Proposes Charging Admission for Spectators
Kikuchiyo
Hey! I'm gonna start charging admission, you know.
[To a bunch of kids laughing at his impression of Yohei]
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Unspoken Emotions Among the Samurai
Kikuchiyo
Something's upsetting the little bugger, but he won't say what. You can see it all over his face.
[about Rikichi]
Heihachi
Those lips of his are bolted up tight as a house.
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Concealment Among the Ordinary
General Rokurota Makabe
Hide a stone among stones and a man among men.
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Desire and Morality in Rashomon
Tajômaru
I thought I saw a goddess. At that moment I decided to have her, even if I had to kill her man. But if I could have her without killing, all the better.
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Confronting Fear and Hypocrisy in Crisis
Kikuchiyo
Don't be so scared! No bandits are coming. Look here, you idiots. We came all this way and look at the welcome you give us! Yet when I ring the alarm a few times... ... you all rush out screaming for us to help you! You bunch of suckers.
[After having rung the alarm; He runs up and down, mimicking the farmers]
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Jealousy and Hatred Unveiled in a Moment
Tajômaru
She became very pale and stared at me as though her eyes were frozen. She looked like a child when it turns suddenly serious. The sight of her made me jealous of that man. I started to hate him. I wanted to show her what he looked like, all tied up like that. I hadn't even thought of a thing like that before, but now I did.
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Encouragement for Affectionate Relationships
Kikuchiyo
Hey, everybody! Give your wives plenty of lovin tonight, you hear?
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Kikuchiyo's Defiance and Claim to Space
Kikuchiyo
It's me. I'm sleeping here from now on. Those guys cramp my style. Stop cowering, you idiot! This is your place! You hand over your house and sleep in a barn and you still can't stand up for yourself! Go lie back down, you! Brings back memories.
[Kikuchiyo shambles into Rikichi's stable where the farmer had been staying.; Humbled, Rikichi starts to hurry out, but Kikuchiyo grabs him; Kikuchiyo hurls Rikichi onto the straw, then lies down on the straw himself, with a straw mat over his body for a blanket. He sighs]
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Misunderstanding Between Kikuchiyo and Yohei
Kikuchiyo
What's that?
Yohei
... It's my horse.
Kikuchiyo
Horse? I thought it was a big mouse.
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Kikuchiyo's Inquiry About Sisters
Kikuchiyo
: Does any of you have a cute sister?
[to the village children]
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Farmers and Samurai: A Cycle of Betrayal
Kikuchiyo
What do you think of farmers? You think they're saints? Hah! They're foxy beasts! They say, "We've got no rice, we've no wheat. We've got nothing!" But they have! They have everything! Dig under the floors! Or search the barns! You'll find plenty! Beans, salt, rice, sake! Look in the valleys, they've got hidden warehouses! They pose as saints but are full of lies! If they smell a battle, they hunt the defeated! They're nothing but stingy, greedy, blubbering, foxy, and mean! God damn it all! But then . . . who made them such beasts? You did! You samurai did it! You burn their villages! Destroy their farms! Steal their food! Force them to labour! Take their women! And kill them if they resist! So what should farmers do? Damn it... Damn it... God damn it...
[He sinks to his knees, sobbing]
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Kikuchiyo's Frustration with Distraction
Kikuchiyo
You there, chewing the cud. Can you cut that out? This isn't a cow barn!
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Confrontation of Identity and Heritage
Kikuchiyo
You again. I see that bald head of yours in my dreams. You had the nerve to ask me if I wazz a samurai. Didn't you, huh? I never forget a face. Look here, though I look like hell, I'm a real samurai, all right. Here. I got something for you. Damn jerks. Looky here. There, juzz you look at this. Izz been handed down in my family for generations and generations. And you asked me if I were a samurai! You jerks. Look at this, juzz look at this! Thazz me right there.
[drunkenly; He clumsily fumbles around in his robe, and presents a scroll from inside it]
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A Conversation About Death and Duty
Kikuchiyo
I'd hate to die on that dung heap.
Heihachi
Nobody's asking you to.
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Identity and Personal Experience in Seven Samurai
Kikuchiyo
This baby... is me! This is exactly what happened to me!
[He sobs]
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The Influence of Nature on Human Actions
Tajômaru
I saw the couple three days ago. It was a hot afternoon. Suddenly a cool breeze rustle the leaves. If it hadn't been for that wind, I wouldn't have killed him.
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