Floating Weeds (1959)
Ganjirô Nakamura: Komajuro Arashi
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Quotes
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Komajuro Arashi : You can't help an empty house, when it's empty.
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Komajuro Arashi : This is his daughter, who was just a kid then.
[Kayo bows]
Theatre Owner : Grown up into a fine young woman. She used to be a just like a Chinese nut.
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Sumiko : Are you angry now? Serves you right. The world is a wheel. You can't always be lucky. I want you to remember that!
Komajuro Arashi : What? Remember it yourself! You slut! Your fool!
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Komajuro Arashi : I'm afraid I was too optimistic about the whole thing. I'm beaten hollow this time. All my plans have gone to pieces.
Oyoshi : Listen, darling, you're imagining too much.
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Komajuro Arashi : What are your talking about wise guy? My audience likes my performance whether it's hammy or not.
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Komajuro Arashi : Misfortunes never come alone.
Sumiko : Swift is Heaven's vengeance!
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Sumiko : Where would you be without me? Each time I had to appeal to the impresario on all fours! Remember all that!
Komajuro Arashi : What!
Sumiko : You impudent, ungrateful brute!
Komajuro Arashi : What? Shut up! Who are you? Remember who you were! You were a common whore! You fell for me and came to me a-begging! Who trained you into an actress, remember? You ungrateful wretch, lower than an animal! You big fool, you! I can get along all by myself without any help from you! Don't make me laugh, fool!
Sumiko : Fool, you say? You took the word out of my mouth!
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Oyoshi : What became of the manager? It's terrible.
Komajuro Arashi : We mustn't avail us too much of the impresario's kindness. It's awful.
Oyoshi : Indeed.
Komajuro Arashi : It's good when it's good. But when we get stranded, a terrible profession.
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Komajuro Arashi : Nothing's constant under the sun. It's the way of the world.
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Komajuro Arashi : I must ask your forgiveness for this situation. But, every cloud has a silver lining. I'll inform you when I make a new start. I want you to join me, if you're free then. Where are you planning to work, Kamenosuke?
Kamenosuke : My brother-in-law is running a pickle shop at Hamamatsu
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Komajuro Arashi : We're going to be broken up, but, I want you to remember me sometimes. We've had hard times, but we've had good times, too.
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Komajuro Arashi : Don't forget your baggage.
