The End of Summer (1961)
Ganjirô Nakamura: Kohayagawa Manbei
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Quotes
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Maruyama Rokutarou : It's hot today.
Kohayagawa Manbei : Yes, the summer refuses to end.
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Sasaki Tsune : It was such fun to have you take me out on long vacations.
Kohayagawa Manbei : Yes, going to see the snow - chasing fireflies. Do you remember that night, when the moon was beautiful?
Sasaki Tsune : How could I forget? It's the night you turned me into a woman. We've known each other forever.
Kohayagawa Manbei : Indeed.
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Kohayagawa Manbei : Who was that?
Sasaki Tsune : An American. He works in Kobe.
Kohayagawa Manbei : That's who she dates?
Sasaki Tsune : She's a typist. Sometimes she brings home strange things.
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Kohayagawa Manbei : This is the slowest time of year. Sake shops can't make money without new rice crops.
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Kohayagawa Manbei : Strange, isn't it?
Sasaki Tsune : What is?
Kohayagawa Manbei : If I hadn't taken that exact train on that day in Mukoumachi, I wouldn't have seen you.
Sasaki Tsune : It's true. That's destiny for you.
Kohayagawa Manbei : Yes, destiny is a strange thing.
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Kohayagawa Manbei : Like life and the flow of water...
Sasaki Tsune : Indeed. The world has changed so much around us.
Kohayagawa Manbei : It's not much of a world anymore.
Sasaki Tsune : I miss the old days.
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Sasaki Tsune : Try one of these black things.
Kohayagawa Manbei : What is it?
Sasaki Tsune : Yuriko brought it home. She said they're shark eggs.
Kohayagawa Manbei : Shark eggs, huh? Pretty small for a shark.
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Kohayagawa Manbei : Well, that's that. Regret won't get us anywhere. Shall we go to Osaka to eat? How does udonsuki sound?
Sasaki Tsune : Let's go home to take a bath and have a drink.
Kohayagawa Manbei : No, no. Let's go to Osaka. To Osaka!
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Kohayagawa Manbei : Time flies, doesn't it?