Red Lion (1969)

Shima Iwashita: Tomi

Quotes 

• [Dawn; Tomi and Gonzo are asleep on Tatami mats; Gonzo is lying on his back with his arms spread out and snoring loudly. He is suddenly awakened by Tomi's cries in her sleep] 

  Tomi : No! I hate it!

  [Gonzo shakes Tomi awake] 

  Gonzo : What is it? Hey! Tomi! What's wrong? What scared you?

  Tomi : Oh... I just had a nightmare! They stripped me naked and forced me to stand in the snow... They kept whipping me...

  [She covers her face] 

  Tomi : Oh, it was so horrible!

  [She and Gonzo sit up] 

  Gonzo : Hey!

  Tomi : They used to do that to me a long time ago... I couldn't earn enough... so I got punished...

  [She shows Gonzo her shoulder] 

  Tomi : See? I've got the scars, right here!

  Gonzo : Damn that KomaTora! But you know, Tomi... it's all right now! Don't you worry!

• Sanji : You know that they were ready to watch us get killed! They're no friends of ours! You guys aren't all that different either... The tiniest threat, and you're chickening out! Sheesh! Well... one good thing... at least we found the money...

  Gonzo : Money? I told Tomi about the money... Right, Tomi? I thought I told you that it was under the altar spread...

  Tomi : All you told me... last night... was to make crests from the spread... for everyone... no more than that.

  Gonzo : What's wrong, Tomi? Are you feeling all right?

  Tomi : No... nothing's wrong...

  Gonzo : Oh... I know! Perhaps I just forgot to tell her! Gee... I'm very sorry, everyone! It's all my fault... I've caused so much trouble here!

  [He leans over the body of Yago and crosses his arms] 

  Gonzo : Yago... forgive me...

  [He sobs over the body] 

• Gonzo : You know, Tomi... the truth is, I'm no more than a peasant's son after all.

  Tomi : How can you say such a thing?

  Gonzo : What everybody's looking up to is this Redhead, not me. So soon as I go away for a moment, they all start shouting that I'm a faker or a phony. And just because they couldn't find the money box... they've lost all faith in me. No matter how hard I try in the name of the Imperial Flag... the peasants don't give a damn...

  [He starts crying] 

  Gonzo : And Mama just can't understand me. Maybe I'm a dimwit like she said!