The Pornographers (1966)

Shôichi Ozawa: Ogata(Subu), Husband

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• Ogata(Subu) : Why did you get an abortion? Why?

  Haru : I wanted your baby, but the others are so grown-up and...

  Ogata(Subu) : That's ridiculous! Things like this happen every day. I wanted that baby badly.

  Haru : Well, the truth is, the carp jumped.

  Ogata(Subu) : The carp?

  Haru : Yes. That carp is... the reincarnation of my husband. The fish was born on the day he died. He used to always go carp fishing.

  Ogata(Subu) : That's silly.

  Haru : But it's true. Whenever something bad happens, the carp jumps.

• Doctor : I'm sorry she had to be moved, but because of her condition, she sometimes bothers the others.

  Ogata(Subu) : You mean her singing?

  Doctor : Yes. Her voice is so loud. It's no doubt a temporary condition.

  Ogata(Subu) : What kind of songs does she sing?

  Doctor : They're quite vulgar. I'd be embarrassed to even tell you the words.

• Ogata(Subu) : You say my business is filthy, but you're wrong. If it weren't for me, many people would suffer.

• Ogata(Subu) : Can't you sleep? How do you feel now? Don't worry. Just relax.

  Haru : I hear the carp jumping.

  Ogata(Subu) : There is no carp. I threw it into the river.

  Haru : You got rid of it? You shouldn't have. I'm scared.

  Ogata(Subu) : It was just a fish. Don't worry. Go to sleep.

• Ogata(Subu) : Kids shouldn't read this junk. This is for stupid adults. The man who wrote this is a bum, some lecher whose wife left him.

  Keiko : You know him?

  Ogata(Subu) : No, but I'm sure he's a bum. That's why you have to study hard. Read something good for you, like biographies and science books. Read about Dr. Schweitzer, or books about democracy or something like that.

• Ogata(Subu) : But why did you leave that picture? Why did you do a silly thing like that?

  Keiko : It wasn't silly. I did it to send you to jail. I sent those bums to get you.

  Ogata(Subu) : What?

  Keiko : I won't go to school on your money.

• Ogata(Subu) : You really don't go for women?

  Kabo : I do sometimes. But you know, a woman's body strikes me as dirty. Doing it yourself is much better. Besides, I can do it whenever I feel like it.

  Ogata(Subu) : You're a strange man.

• Ogata(Subu) : Man's pleasures are eating and making love. If he can't do that... Even big executives have no reason to live without that. They work hard all their lives to get into the best schools and land a good job. By 50 they're old men. They can't stand up straight. My job is to give them a purpose in life. In other words, it's social welfare.

• Ogata(Subu) : I'm just sorry for man's fate.

  Kabo : What's that?

  Ogata(Subu) : Stick around. You'll see. Men are pathetic creatures.

• Ogata(Subu) : Honey, don't die now. Don't die. Don't follow that carp.

• Ogata(Subu) : So what if I'm filthy? What if it is erotic? I may not be smart, but I'm no fool.

• Ogata(Subu) : You damn carp! You kept after her until she followed you. Idiot! You made me impotent again! Get back where you belong!

• Ogata(Subu) : How much?

  Banteki : 5,000 yen. It's an original tape.

  Ogata(Subu) : But it was taped from another room. And you got it for nothing. You just taped your neighbors.

  Banteki : But it was hard setting it up. And I was cold, sitting up all night.

  Ogata(Subu) : All right. If you get any more, call me.

• Ogata(Subu) : Orgies are just like prostitution in large groups. We should see about getting in that line of business.

• Koichi : He's been holed up here for five years working on the doll.

  Furukawa : I'm Furukawa. How do you do? I've seen the pictures. We're interested in it for the South Pole. I'm here to discuss business. Of course, we haven't got a letter from the government, but I heard the Katabayashi and Sakurai firms are interested.

  Ogata(Subu) : And so?

  Furukawa : We've been studying this problem for some time. Those young men just don't have it. We want to construct a woman, and we need the advice of an expert. I heard about your work, Mr. Ogata. I checked into your background. I knew you were our man!

  Ogata(Subu) : But the South Pole is only...

  Furukawa : I know. Not a big enough market. But this thing could really take off in exports. Someday astronauts will take your doll with them into space! How about it? Will you join my firm? I'll pay you well.

  Koichi : It sounds like a good deal.

• Ogata(Subu) : No one can understand the relationship between the sexes. There's no form to it, nothing you can pinpoint. If we were machines, it'd be easy.

  Kabo : Right! Machines are much better. I worked in a factory once. Machines are honest, and they're never greedy. They're quiet and never complain.

  Ogata(Subu) : Machines...

  Kabo : Master, what's the matter?

  Ogata(Subu) : That's it: a machine! A doll... a Dutch wife. An eternal virgin.

  Kabo : Of course, you'd only have to repair one part.

  Ogata(Subu) : Obedient, quiet. Never cheats on you. Doesn't ask you for money.

• Ogata(Subu) : I'm beat. I thought an orgy would cheer me up. But there's no kick. My body's like a dead fish. I wonder why.

  Kabo : That's bad.

  Ogata(Subu) : Banteki said it was freedom. It's the other way around.

• Ogata(Subu) : This is the only thing you can be sure of... until you die. And even after you die. Wherever you are, heaven or hell, without sex there's no point. So go. Have at it. Go! Don't stop.

• Ogata(Subu) : After these are all in place, you'll never experience this kind of pain again. But then the real agony starts.