Late Autumn (1960)
Ryûji Kita: Seiichiro Hirayama
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Quotes
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Shuzo Taguchi : She really is beautiful.
Seiichiro Hirayama : I love talking to girls of that age.
Shuzo Taguchi : And the daughter's not bad either.
Soichi Mamiya : Ah, you meant her mother?
Shuzo Taguchi : Hasn't changed a bit.
Soichi Mamiya : Truly beautiful.
Seiichiro Hirayama : Yes, she is. But her daughter is nice too.
Soichi Mamiya : Sure, she's nice. On the other hand, Akiko is pst 40 already.
Shuzo Taguchi : If given a choice, I'd take the mother. A fine woman.
Soichi Mamiya : Yes, she is.
Seiichiro Hirayama : Are you serious?
Shuzo Taguchi : Absolutely. It's true what they say about men with beautiful wives dying young.
Soichi Mamiya : Miwa paid a steep price for his good fortune. She's grown even more attractive recently.
Shuzo Taguchi : You noticed too?
Soichi Mamiya : How could I not?
Shuzo Taguchi : You got to be dense not to feel it.
Seiichiro Hirayama : I feel it. Just not as much as you guys.
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Seiichiro Hirayama : It's quite inconvenient living alone.
Soichi Mamiya : Inconvenient? You have your housekeeper.
Seiichiro Hirayama : That's true. Still there are certain things...
Soichi Mamiya : You mean - an itch you can't scratch?
Seiichiro Hirayama : Yeah, you might say that.
Soichi Mamiya : So you suddenly started to itch?
Seiichiro Hirayama : I guess.
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Shuzo Taguchi : A man married to her might die young. Her body's so sturdy!
Soichi Mamiya : Like a pro wrestler.
Seiichiro Hirayama : If she got him in a head scissor...
Shuzo Taguchi : He'd never survive. His head would be crushed!
[all laugh]
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Seiichiro Hirayama : Did you feel the earthquake last nigh?
Soichi Mamiya : Was there one? I didn't feel it.
Seiichiro Hirayama : Yes, there was. But just a small one.
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Shukichi Miwa : Why weren't we invited to her reception? We should have been.
Seiichiro Hirayama : She's probably forgotten us.
Shukichi Miwa : We all joined the company at the same time. We were so close.
Seiichiro Hirayama : Yes, but people grow apart over time.
Shukichi Miwa : Then marriage is the worst. Are men like that too?
Seiichiro Hirayama : I don't know.
Shukichi Miwa : If our friendship ended because one of us got married, I'd be miserable. Marriage is the worst.
Seiichiro Hirayama : You're right.
Shukichi Miwa : Making fools of us!
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Shuzo Taguchi : Time flies. How long has it been for you?
Seiichiro Hirayama : What?
Shuzo Taguchi : Since your wife passed away?
Seiichiro Hirayama : Four, nearly five years.
Shuzo Taguchi : [pouring Mr. Hirayama a cup of tea] Look! The tea stalks stood on end.
Seiichiro Hirayama : Is that so? That's a good sign.
Shuzo Taguchi : We're in a temple. It might mean your wife is coming for you.
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Shuzo Taguchi : The pickled bracken? They were great! The older one gets, the more one enjoys such food.
Shukichi Miwa : That's true.
Shuzo Taguchi : Hijiki and carrots, shitake and dried radish, fresh tofu and deep-fried tofu.
Seiichiro Hirayama : What about beefsteak and pork cutlets?
[everybody laughs]
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Seiichiro Hirayama : I'm sorry for speaking my mind so freely.
Akiko Miwa : Not at all. It was a pleasant time.
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Seiichiro Hirayama : Who knows what makes for happiness in this world?
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Shuzo Taguchi : You're late.
Soichi Mamiya : Yes, a bit.
Seiichiro Hirayama : It just started.
Soichi Mamiya : Then I'm too early.
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Shuzo Taguchi : Young women are straightforward these days, though a few are pretty odd.
Seiichiro Hirayama : But I can see her side.
Shuzo Taguchi : How so?
Seiichiro Hirayama : About love and marriage being separate.
Soichi Mamiya : That makes for a cold world.
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Shuzo Taguchi : That's so crazy it just might work.
Seiichiro Hirayama : Stop kidding around. I'm not ready for that kind of thing. She's the widow of an old friend!
Shuzo Taguchi : Don't be so straight-laced.
Seiichiro Hirayama : Forget it! Out of the question. It's downright immoral.
Soichi Mamiya : What's so immoral? You're a widower. She's a widow.