Sanjuro (1962)
Tatsuya Nakadai: Hanbei Muroto
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Quotes
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Sanjûrô Tsubaki : [before their final duel] Must we fight?
Hanbei Muroto : Yes. You're treacherous. You made a fool of me.
Sanjûrô Tsubaki : Don't get so mad. I couldn't help it.
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Hanbei Muroto : Everything in that notice was a bald-faced lie. Superintendent Kikui is the rotten one.
Sanjûrô Tsubaki : But you're his...
Hanbei Muroto : Retainer. Like attracts like. I'm rotten too. You see, Chamberlain Mutsuta is a shrewd character. Not easy to break. But with him out of the way, this clan is ours for the taking. Kikui is cunning but not a commanding presence. He pushes Mutsuta out of the way...
Sanjûrô Tsubaki : And you and I eat him up.
Hanbei Muroto : Precisely. I'll take you to him now. But remember: He has an inflated view of himself, so...
Sanjûrô Tsubaki : Stroke his ego and he'll purr?
Hanbei Muroto : You catch on fast. Good boy.