Red Lion (1969)

Etsushi Takahashi: Ichinose Hanzo

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Quotes 

• Ichinose Hanzo : Is there any grace, or ugliness, in death? Everything goes into the void. It all becomes nothing. That's all there is to it.

• [Kesaji has been shot down in the street and Gonzo suspects Hanzo shot him. Armed with his sword, he confronts the samurai] 

  Gonzo : Show me!

  Ichinose Hanzo : Show you what?

  Gonzo : Take your hand out of your pocket.

  Ichinose Hanzo : If you must see it...

  [He takes his hand out and shows it to Gonzo] 

  Gonzo : Let me smell your hand!

  Ichinose Hanzo : If you must. But it doesn't smell of gunpowder. Just of saké and money.

  Gonzo : Then, who just tried to shoot me?

  Ichinose Hanzo : I don't know. But I'll say that whoever did it in the dark is a coward. I get pissed off whenever I see a coward. Well, take care now.

  [He turns away and walks off into the darkness. Gonzo watches him go, slightly bewildered] 

  Gonzo : What a weirdo.