The Lower Depths (1957)
Bokuzen Hidari: Kahei the Pilgrim
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Quotes
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Sutekichi the Thief : Hey, geezer, is Buddha really real?
[Kahei laughs knowingly]
Sutekichi the Thief : What's so goddamn funny? Is he or isn't he?
Kahei the Pilgrim : I'm sure he is, for those who wish him to be.
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Sutekichi the Thief : Hey, geezer, is Buddha really real?
[Kahei laughs]
Sutekichi the Thief : What's so goddamn funny? Is he or isn't he?
Kahei the Pilgrim : I'm sure he is, for those who wish him to be.
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Sutekichi the Thief : I can do without corpses.
Kahei the Pilgrim : You're scared?
Sutekichi the Thief : ...They're not my thing.
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Kahei the Pilgrim : Say, my lord, why do you provoke her that way? It's her only pleasure, crying her eyes out that way.
Tonosama - the former Samurai : [lazily] I'm sick and tired of her tales.
[He scoffs]
Tonosama - the former Samurai : Makes me sick.
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Tonosama - the former Samurai : Hey, gramps, you're quite the scoundrel, aren't you?
Kahei the Pilgrim : Never judge a book by its cover.
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Kahei the Pilgrim : Who's to say that a lie is always bad? And who's to say that the truth is always good?
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Kahei the Pilgrim : [to Tonosama] I've seen two or three lords in my time. But it seems to me, for a lord, your fall from grace landed you flat on your ass.
[Sutekichi roars with laughter]
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Kahei the Pilgrim : You're a good man, and smart to boot. What went wrong?
Yoshisaburo the Gambler : The slammer. Four and seven months. When they threw me out, I had nowhere to go.
Kahei the Pilgrim : Oh, my. Why jail?
Yoshisaburo the Gambler : There was this jerk...
Kahei the Pilgrim : You did him in?
Yoshisaburo the Gambler : Just my luck. There was a meat cleaver handy.
Kahei the Pilgrim : Any women involved?
Yoshisaburo the Gambler : No, it wasn't like that... But enough of that. That was ten years ago now.
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Kahei the Pilgrim : I'm just so lonely and sad.
Kahei the Pilgrim : I know. We often feel that way before we die. Now you just calm down, madam. Place you're hope in the future. In other words, all pain will pass with death. Everything'll be for the best. That world gives you refuge from this world.
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The Actor : I had a fantastic memory. But look at me now. It's curtains for me. That's right. When I intoned my lines, you could count on it. The audience went wild. You wouldn't understand, but it felt like a thousand silver coins! You strike your pose, and then - Can't remember a thing. Not even a word. It was my favorite part. This is terrible.
Kahei the Pilgrim : It's not good when you can't even remember your favorite things. Our favorite things are the very core of our lives.
The Actor : I managed to drink up that "core of life."
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Asa, Tomekichi's Wife : You're a good man. A really good man.
Kahei the Pilgrim : I'm just a pebble beside the river. I've been worn down so long, now I'm nice and smooth.
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Unokichi : If only I could really rest, and escape from all my suffering.
Kahei the Pilgrim : I guarantee you will. So stop fretting and wait for deliverance.
Unokichi : But maybe - I - I might get better.
Kahei the Pilgrim : What good will that do? Want to prolong your suffering a little?
Unokichi : I still just want - to live a little longer. A little longer. If there's no suffering in that world, then I'll put up with this world a little while longer.
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Kahei the Pilgrim : Considering my looks, I've known my share of gals. A gal for every hair that's abandoned my head.
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Kahei the Pilgrim : Listen, old men have more wisdom than a turtle has shells.
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Kahei the Pilgrim : Shut up and listen. If you're sweet on someone, you take her by the hand and scamper the hell out of here.
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Sutekichi the Thief : I'm head over heels about you. Don't worry about a thing.
Okayo, Osugi's Sister : And what about my sister?
Sutekichi the Thief : Oh, that one? She can go...
Kahei the Pilgrim : Don't bother about her, young lady. The fact is, if you're out of rice, there's always barley. If you're out of barley, there's always millet.
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Kahei the Pilgrim : By the way, folks, it's about time I bid you farewell.
Sutekichi the Thief : Huh? Where are you off to?
Kahei the Pilgrim : I don't know, which is the whole point of moving on. There must be some wonderful place. We're all searching for it.