The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Masayo Banri: Tane, Tatekichi's sister, Seisuke's ex-lover

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• Tane : You have a mole here. I wonder if it's a lucky mole. I have one just like it. They say it means I'll have lots of children.

  Zatôichi : It's a lucky mole.

  Tane : What would I do with so many children.

  Zatôichi : Just don't raise them to be yakuza.

  Tane : I won't. But why do you say that?

  Zatôichi : Because to be a yakuza is a foolish way to live.

  Tane : Then why don't you live a decent life?

  Zatôichi : It's like being stuck in a bog. It's not easy to pull yourself out once you've fallen in.

• Tatekichi : I didn't ask her to get pregnant. It's her own fault.

  Tane : How can you say that? You just used her. Now you're dropping her because she's pregnant. I didn't think you were such a coward. You're a monster!

• Tane : I'm not going back to him!

  Tatekichi : That's not what he wants to hear.

• Tane : I'll follow you anywhere. Please take me with you.

  Zatôichi : I appreciate you saying that, but I don't even have a place to live. And I'm blind besides.

  Tane : I'll be your cane. I'll endure hardship for you as long as I live. You're the man I love.

  Zatôichi : A young woman like you shouldn't be guiding a blind man. People will laugh at you.

  Tane : I don't mind. Let me come with you.

• Zatôichi : You don't have a later, so watch your step.

  Tane : I'm all right. The moon just came out, so I can see fine.

  Zatôichi : You must be very pretty. Suddenly I wish I could see your face. Whether the sun is shining or the moon is overhead, it's always dark for me, and I usually don't care. But at this moment I wish I could see your face.

  Tane : I'm not pretty at all.

  Zatôichi : You must be pretty. I can tell just by talking to you.

  Tane : Feel my face with your hands.