Dodes'ka-den (1970)

Junzaburô Ban: Yukichi Shima

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• Yukichi Shima : [speaking to his three guests]  Let me ask you a question. Have you ever found a way to get rice from a rice store? I don't mean borrowing, I mean taking it right in front of their eyes.

  Yukichi Shima : [continues]  You take a big pot and get it all wet on the inside, and have it filled at the rice store. Try to get it on credit and they'll refuse. You throw the rice out, but the pot is wet. So some rice remains stuck to the sides. If you repeat that three times, you'll get enough for a meal. Eh? Great, isn't it?