Battle Royale (2000)

Aki Maeda: Noriko Nakagawa - Girl #15

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Quotes 

• [Shougo has just finished bandaging Noriko's leg] 

  Shuya : You know a lot about medicine.

  Shougo Kawada : Well, my father was a doctor.

  [a few minutes later, Shougo serves Noriko and Shuya food] 

  Noriko Nakagawa : Wow! This is pretty good!

  Shougo Kawada : It should be. My father was a chef.

  [later, After escaping the island] 

  Shuya : You even know how to drive a boat?

  Shougo Kawada : Hey, my father was a fisherman.

• Shougo Kawada : Meeting you guys, I finally solved the riddle of Keiko's smile.

  Noriko Nakagawa : What's the answer?

  Shougo Kawada : Her parting words - Thank you - and then...

  Shuya : And then?

  [Kawada drops his cigarette] 

  Shuya : Kawada!

  Noriko Nakagawa : Kawada!

  Shougo Kawada : And then - I'm glad I found true friends.

• Teacher Kitano : Are my classes boring?

  Noriko Nakagawa : Yes.

  Teacher Kitano : How dare you!

  Noriko Nakagawa : [chuckles] 

  Teacher Kitano : I go into class, you guys look like a pile of potatoes. Slapping them around helped me tell them apart, even got to like them. But now, not anymore. Now you touch a student, you're fired. Can't even lose it when a student stabs you!

  Noriko Nakagawa : I'll tell you just one thing.

  Teacher Kitano : What?

  Noriko Nakagawa : That knife that stabbed you... actually I keep it in my desk at home. When I picked it up, I wasn't sure... but now, for some reason, I really treasure it. It's our secret, okay? Just between us.

  Teacher Kitano : Listen, Nakagawa.

  Noriko Nakagawa : Yes?

  Teacher Kitano : What do you think a grown-up should say to a kid now?

• Noriko Nakagawa : [while looking for Nanahara, she finds Mitsuko, sitting in the rain and staring catatonically at Noriko]  Mitsuko.

  Mitsuko : [Stands up and picks up bag]  What's up?

  Noriko Nakagawa : I'm looking for Nanahara.

  Mitsuko : Got separated?

  Shougo Kawada : [shouting]  Noriko! Where are you?

  Mitsuko : Who's that?

  Noriko Nakagawa : Kawada.

  Mitsuko : Eh? Two princes protecting you. A real princess.

  [Pulls out gun, and aims for Noriko] 

  Noriko Nakagawa : Mitsuko...

  Mitsuko : Die, ugly bitch.

  [Sees Kitano, runs away terrified] 

• Shougo Kawada : [Noriko wakes up abruptly]  You OK?

  Noriko Nakagawa : I had a dream...

  Shougo Kawada : What dream?

  Noriko Nakagawa : I was alone with Kitano on an empty riverbank.

  Shougo Kawada : Must've been scary.

  Noriko Nakagawa : But Kitano just seemed lonely.

  Shougo Kawada : Hmmm.

  Noriko Nakagawa : Before this, I always just thought of myself as normal. I'd have a normal marriage, age normally, just like my mom... but when this game started, I realized - it's just that I was sheltered.

  Shougo Kawada : Some things are better not to know.

• Noriko Nakagawa : It's beautiful, even though it's where everyone died.

  Shuya : [silently turns and looks at her, walks away to Shougo]  You can even steer a ship?

  Shougo Kawada : Sure, my dad was a fisherman. AHAHAHAHA.